Buck’s Final Tie A beast Torn between his two conflicting lives. Buck’s final owner John Thornton, is the representation of the final thread that Buck struggles with, before accepting his call to the wild. He is the last hope and tie to humanity Buck has. He represents the good in humanity that restrains Buck from accepting his calling. Buck’s constant nag of his wild self must be surpassed in order to maintain his relationship with Thornton.
Bucks opinion of humanity changes when he meets the loving and comforting owner John Thornton and because of the way he truly cares and provides for his animals. Buck is shown for the first time what a true owner and friend is. One example of Bucks realization is on page 135 when he states,“This man had saved his life, which was something; but, further, he was the ideal master.” Buck notices a difference in Thornton compared to owners from past experiences this is seen on page 135 where he states, “Love, genuine passionate love, was his for the first time. This he had never experienced at Judge Miller's down in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley.”
Because of Buck’s previous experiences with loosing his owners he fears that he may …show more content…
He yearns to be wild yet he has an inseparable love for his master that calls him back to submission. “But in spite of this great love he bore John Thornton, which seemed to bespeak the soft civilizing influence, the strain of the primitive, which the Northland had aroused in him, remained alive and active. Faithfulness and devotion, things born of fire and roof, were his; yet he retained his wildness and wiliness. He was a thing of the wild, come in from the wild to sit by John Thornton's fire.” One can clearly see from this passage that buck had retained a wild side and that he felt it growing within
Bucks opinion of humanity changes when he meets the loving and comforting owner John Thornton and because of the way he truly cares and provides for his animals. Buck is shown for the first time what a true owner and friend is. One example of Bucks realization is on page 135 when he states,“This man had saved his life, which was something; but, further, he was the ideal master.” Buck notices a difference in Thornton compared to owners from past experiences this is seen on page 135 where he states, “Love, genuine passionate love, was his for the first time. This he had never experienced at Judge Miller's down in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley.”
Because of Buck’s previous experiences with loosing his owners he fears that he may …show more content…
He yearns to be wild yet he has an inseparable love for his master that calls him back to submission. “But in spite of this great love he bore John Thornton, which seemed to bespeak the soft civilizing influence, the strain of the primitive, which the Northland had aroused in him, remained alive and active. Faithfulness and devotion, things born of fire and roof, were his; yet he retained his wildness and wiliness. He was a thing of the wild, come in from the wild to sit by John Thornton's fire.” One can clearly see from this passage that buck had retained a wild side and that he felt it growing within