Call Of The Wild Buck Vs Mom Essay

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Buck vs Mom

Everybody everywhere has gone through many problems in life, right? Well, in Call of The Wild, Buck has been moving to different places and every place ends up with a problem that includes him. Also, my mom has gone through terrible times and she needed to find a way to get through them. For Buck and my mom, they have gone through a lot over year and they always have a problem that they need to get through. Then after a while, they found a way to solve it with a little help from a special someone. I know that people everywhere around the world have gone through many problems in life and have found a way to resolve them.
Buck has had a few bumps on the road of life. First, he gets beaten badly by a club and his owner is the one who hits him. He tried to stay strong and to stay up on his feet but failed. So, after his beating he was sold by his owner and was on his way to the new world. Next, he was with his new two owners, Perrault and Francois. and his first dog sled team. I can’t really remember how many total dogs were on the team but there was a lot. There was a cruel leader named Spitz and he
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Buck and my mother have a few things in common. They both felt sad and depressed at first but then they felt like themselves again but maybe with a little more encouragement in them. Although, they had some similarities that doesn’t mean that they don’t have any differences. While Buck as moving around and had multiple problems, my mother had only one major problem in her life, so far. Even though we have similarities and differences, that doesn’t mean that we aren’t prepared to what life throws at you. What I think about perseverance is that perseverance is a family problem or a self problem and that you have a few struggles trying to get help. Then once you have control of yourself, you finally get the help that you need from the people who love you and who loves you

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