The Call of the Wild is a
Buck has been living a life of luxury and pride for the last 4years, but when a trusted gardener secretly sells him in a gamble, Buck becomes part of the gold rush in Canada. Never having experienced anything like the gold rush and the piercing Canadian environment, Buck has a rough time adapting, but he quickly catches on and learns the law of ‘club and fang’. Buck journeys along several owners and sees the scenes of various deaths. Buck’s journey is a hard but he toils each day out of his obedience to the law of ‘club and fang’. Even during the harshest of trips, Buck never gives up, until he encounters the pampered and inexperienced Hal, Mercedes, and Charles. After being beaten up and treated unfairly by the three horrible masters, Buck finally gives up only to be saved by Thornton. …show more content…
The first two part of the epigraph, ‘Old longings nomadic leap, Chafing at custom’s chain’ shows Buck’s longing to go into the wild, to be part of the wolves. Since Buck and the wolves in Canada are both canines, they belong in the same family, so when Buck experiences harsh environments, he yearns to let the wild side of him go free, therefor wanting to break the way of domesticated dogs. An example is when Buck hears the sound of howls from the forest. He wants to pursuit it, but his love and affection towards Thornton forces him to restrain his wildness. Buck can also feel himself getting farther and farther from mankind by each day and that he’s starting to obey the laws of “wilderness” and the way of predators come naturally to
Buck has been living a life of luxury and pride for the last 4years, but when a trusted gardener secretly sells him in a gamble, Buck becomes part of the gold rush in Canada. Never having experienced anything like the gold rush and the piercing Canadian environment, Buck has a rough time adapting, but he quickly catches on and learns the law of ‘club and fang’. Buck journeys along several owners and sees the scenes of various deaths. Buck’s journey is a hard but he toils each day out of his obedience to the law of ‘club and fang’. Even during the harshest of trips, Buck never gives up, until he encounters the pampered and inexperienced Hal, Mercedes, and Charles. After being beaten up and treated unfairly by the three horrible masters, Buck finally gives up only to be saved by Thornton. …show more content…
The first two part of the epigraph, ‘Old longings nomadic leap, Chafing at custom’s chain’ shows Buck’s longing to go into the wild, to be part of the wolves. Since Buck and the wolves in Canada are both canines, they belong in the same family, so when Buck experiences harsh environments, he yearns to let the wild side of him go free, therefor wanting to break the way of domesticated dogs. An example is when Buck hears the sound of howls from the forest. He wants to pursuit it, but his love and affection towards Thornton forces him to restrain his wildness. Buck can also feel himself getting farther and farther from mankind by each day and that he’s starting to obey the laws of “wilderness” and the way of predators come naturally to