Challenges In The Call Of The Wild

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“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful”. In Jack London’s classic novel The Call of the Wild, Buck must adapt to overcome these challenges. Adaptability is essential for survival in Buck’s journey.
At the beginning of the book, Buck has to adapt when he starts his journey. First, he has to adapt to the new weather. For example, Buck gets moved to Alaska. Since Alaska has much different weather than California, Buck must adapt to the change in weather. Instead of sleeping in a warm mansion, he has to sleep under the snow. Second, Buck must adapt to the life style. For example, the dogs get fed little food, he used to be able to eat whatever he wanted whenever.Now he only gets fed one fish

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