Foreshadowing isn’t obvious the first time around; however, it becomes plainer the farther into the story the reader gets. Foreshadowing is commonly used by writers, and can leave the readers guessing about what is to happen next. In The Call of the Wild foreshadowing can appear after Curly’s death, as it can foreshadow what Buck is to become. Buck describes the dogs attacking Curly as ;” They were savages, all of them, who knew no law but the law of club and fang”(London 26). This foreshadows Buck’s change to a ‘savage’ like the dogs later in the book, such as when Spitz and Buck have it out for each other.Buck employs the same fighting technique as the dogs, attack when the opportunity presents itself and fight dirty. In the end, foreshadowing
