Charles Vs Mercedes

In Darwin's law “Survival of the Fittest”, Charles, Hal, and Mercedes were proven not fit for the wild. The Call of the Wild by Jack London is set in the Klondike, where temperatures reach far below zero, and where skill is needed to survive. When Charles, Hal and Mercedes went, they brought many unnecessary items, and got rid of important ones. They would mistreat the animals, to the point of them not being able to walk. They were too stubborn to take advice and warning from others, which lead them to their death. Charles, Hal, and Mercedes had good intentions for survival, but were not fit to be in the Klondike. When Charles, Hal, and Mercedes arrived in the Klondike, they brought heavy and unnecessary items. Mercedes brought all her clothes and beauty products which added weight to the load. Once the group noticed this, they decided to lessen the weight. Doing this …show more content…
They began to think that they knew everything, and were not willing to take advice from others. When they headed towards the river, John Thornton came by and said the lake was not safe to go on. Hal insisted that he had great luck, and continued on to the trail towards the river. Once crossing the river, the ice broke, and they were killed. John had previously saved Buck from the hit of Hal, and the story was able to continue on. The stubbornness that Charles, Hal, and Mercedes had costed them their life. In The Call of the Wild, Jack London spoke about “Survival of the fittest”, which Charles, Hal, and Mercedes failed at. The Klondike has rough and cold conditions, where skill and understanding is needed. From the very beginning, they brought unnecessary items, and mistreated the dogs on their journey. Thinking everything was going fine, they became stubborn and arrogant. All of this costed them their life. Each character had sufficient ideas to surviving, but they were not fit to survive in the