Struggle For Mastery In Jack London's The Call Of The Wild

In these three stories there were people who did risks for the sake of success and reaching their goals for themselves and others. For example, when Buck was very hungry he was willing enough to do risks so he can eat the rabbit that he found. When Farah Amadi known the risks of climbing up a mountain with her prosthetic leg she did not give up. Annie Johnson knew the risks of starting a business but that did not stop her from starting one. However, all these people shared an ability to try to overcome the risks they faced in their journey to accomplish their goals.

The Call of the Wild follows the story of a dog named Buck. When Buck is plucked from his domesticated life and home, and then later forced to become a sled dog, he begins to face the harsh wilderness of Alaska. The Call of the Wild is a story of survival, of doing whatever it takes to make it to tomorrow. Its a story of doing what must be done. The overall theme of The Call of the Wild, is perseverance.

Jack London writes out a great representation of the Naturalism Era. In his story, The Call of the Wild, readers are first introduced to Buck, who is the protagonist of The Call of the Wild. At first, Buck was a normal house dog, doing the occasional hunting and lounging around. His life turned around quickly as the gardener of the home sold him, and that's when the readers are quickly introduced to the tone that London has set for The Call of the Wild as Buck goes through many eye-opening events, eventually getting his call of the wild. Through Bucks portraying the encounters with the wolves, the horrible people he was given to, and the many terrible conditions of the North, London still manages to convey the perfect example of survival of

ESSAY Jack London’s novel the Call Of The Wild is a story of resilience and strength, to overcome the problems faced you need to have these traits. The text follows Buck, a large St Bernard cross Scotch Shepherd dog, as his skills are constantly tested throughout this novella. The text shows the reader the importance of gaining resilience and strength throughout ones short lifetime. This is gained by Jack London’s explicit detail of buck’s character with the use of short sentences and rhetorical questions.

As soon as Skeet and Nig saw Buck they knew he was the one, the one in charge and not to mess with him. “Skeet and Nig were too good natured fro quarreling besides, they belonged to John Thornton; but the strange dog, no matter what the breed or valor, swiftly acknowledged Buck’s supremacy or found himself struggling for life with a terrible antagonist.” (London

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” In the novel, Call of the Wild by Jack London, adaptation is a huge theme throughout the journey that Buck goes through. Buck was a pampered St.Bernard that lived with Judge Miller in Santa Clara Valley, California, he ruled over the whole estate. Then the Gold Rushers were in need of sled dogs, so Buck being big and strong, led him into this position to be picked. Throughout his journey on the Yukon Trail he faces many new dogs, lessons, and cruelty that he has to adjust too.

In Jack London’s classic novel The Call of the Wild, the main character, a dog by the name of Buck, is thrown into the harsh environment of the Klondike and is forced to change, so the theme of this novel is adapt or die. Buck adapts to people, other animals, and his new environment in order to survive. Buck undergoes physical, social, and behavioral adaptations in order to survive. First and foremost, Buck undergoes extreme physical changes as he apartes and adjusts to a very different lifestyle. Buck shows his physical when he is about to pull the 1000 pound sled and “He was in perfect condition, without an ounce of superfluous flesh, and the one hundred fifty pounds he weighed were so many pounds of grit and virility.

Wouldn't it be crazy if a pet dog retrogressed into a wild animal and became part of a wolf pack? In the novel The Call Of The Wild by Jack London, that's exactly what happened. The novel tells about a domesticated dog from California, Buck who retrogressed into a primitive wolf. He entered the “North-land” which is in the Yukon totally inexperienced. He had never even saw snow! It was the time of the gold rush and everyone needed dogs that were suitable for temperatures way below zero, and also dogs that could be capable of pulling a sled for many miles. Buck was inexperienced at first, but as he learned vicariously through other dogs. He wanted to be the leader, and enjoyed killing other animals to prove he was top dog. He also started having dreams about his ancestors. He was exposed to the wild and over time started retrogressing even more. He began howling at the moon, and even attacked humans who were a threat to his master. and eventually ended up answering the call of the wild pack of wolves and was the leader of them. One of the themes I noticed in this novel was Power of The Primitive, because primitive instincts Buck had from his ancestors retrogressed him from domesticated to a wild animal.

No matter how hard the human race tried to domesticate dogs, they will always end up back in the wild if they have a chance. Published by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division in 1999 with illustrations by Wendell Minor, The Call of the Wild, by Jack London, implicates irony through Buck's upbringing, Spitz's death, and losses and gains. Buck's upbringing is one of the major ironies in this classic. As his owners in San Diego pampered him and never let him starve, it is not the nature of dogs to let themselves be pampered and accept food that were not killed by themselves.

The dark circle became a dot on the moon-flooded snow as Spitz disappeared from view. Buck stood and looked on, the successful champion, the dominant primordial beast who had made his kill and found it good.” (London 36). The sentences show how the wild continues to grow more in Buck as he battles with Spitz. This causes Buck to become more self-aware of his strength and how to survive in the wild.

Ever considered thinking about what makes someone a better person, well the story, The Call of the Wild by Jack London is a great story that demonstrates how making one a better person can change someone's life. A way that The Call of the Wild makes one a better person is how in the story, Buck considers the team and not just himself. In the story, Buck and his team were attacked by a huskie pack, but they all fought back and the huskies went away. In The Call of the Wild, London states, “Buck was beset by the three huskies, and in a trice his head and shoulders were ripped and slashed. The din was frightful.

The Call of the Wild, on the surface, is a story about Buck, a four- year old dog that is part Shepherd and part St. Bernard. More importantly, it is a naturalistic tale about the survival of the fittest in nature. Throughout the novel, Buck proves that he is fit and can endure the law of the club, the law of the fang, and the laws of nature.

Buck In the story Call of the Wild by Jack London, Buck wants to be lead dog. There’s plenty of ways you can tell. Spitz, the current leader, is a bad leader and Buck wants to change that. Spitz is too rough on the dogs and even killed Bucks friend, Curly.

Well the main character is buck. He was born on a judge’s ranch in Mexico. He was the king of the ranch, everyone loved him. Them one day a gardener took him for a walk, and he was sold. He fought the man that bought him; he was stuffed in a cage. Buck is a huge half breed saint Bernard, and Scottish shepherd. He Is sent to Alaska and sold for a sled dog. He goes through several different owners.

Call of the Wild is a novella written by Jack London that is ironic about life and the way we look at it. We look at life as humans and other things are just living in our world, that nothing else has a say in the world because we do not speak the same languages. Example of this is how we “own” dogs, cats, horses, etc; we do not “own” them, they are their own being with goals of their own. We may not be able to understand what they are saying or what they are thinking, but as London explains throughout his novella, one dog in particular has such high aspirations for himself that he will not quit for anything and his name is Buck. Never giving up on what you want in your life is the real message in this story that is being portrayed through the life of Buck.