Buck from The Call of the Wild starts his life simple living the easy life but, gets harder as he goes on. This made him feel like it was never ending. For example the narrator says “ He was glad for one thing: the rope was off his neck. That had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. (London Chap 1). This shows Buck’s persistence and his not willing to give up. It only got worse for Buck because in the end he has to survive on his own. For example the narrator says. “Buck multiplied himself, attacking from all sides, enveloping the herd in a whirlwind of menace, cutting out his victim as fast as it could rejoin its mates, wearing out the patience of creatures preyed upon, which is a lesser patience than that of creatures preying” (London Chap 7) Buck’s perseverance through it all is what helped him survive. …show more content…
Through all the setbacks in life, she wasn’t going to stop. Farah Ahmedi’s first set back is her amputated leg. In addition to that she is also stuck in Afghanistan. For example she says “The gate to Pakistan was closed, and I could see that the Pakistani border guards were letting no one through” (Ahmedi Par 1). But, she doesn’t stop she finds another way, and perseveres through all of it and accomplishes her