“Buck's first day on the Yea beach was like a nightmare. Every hour was filled with shock and surprise. He had been suddenly jerked from the heart of civilization and flung into the heart of things primordial,” (London, Ch.2). In the novel The Call of the Wild, by Jack London Buck is kidnapped from his home and taken to become a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. He works for mail carriers traveling back and forth across the Yukon, then sold to three inexperienced southerners looking to strike it rich. Finally he is rescued and by a man he grows to love and defend in The Call of the wild there is an underlying theme, or message that the author portrays, you must adapt to the environment to survive.
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His owner went to put another dog in Spitz’s old place and Buck refused to let him, he was smart and knew how to handle Francois. “Buck remembered the man in the red sweater, and retreated slowly; nor did he attempt to charge in when Sol-leks was once more brought forward. But he circled just beyond the range of the club… for he was become wise in the way of clubs,”(London Ch. 4). The first time he had met a man with a club he resisted, attacked and was stricken down repeatedly, but this time Buck knew better. He acted accordingly and he stood his ground while not overstepping his bounds. He had learned how to act and how to get what he wanted, and he did. Buck and his team arrived at Skaguay after a long journey, and it was there that they were sold to yet another set of owners. Hal, Charles and Mercedes were inexperienced southerners to search for gold. After the dogs couldn’t move the sled they got some helpful advice from some more experienced men. “‘...I just want to tell you, you can help them a mighty lot by breaking out that sled. The runners are froze fast. Throw your weight against the gee-pole, right and left, and break it out.’ A third time the attempt was made, but this time, following the advice, Hal broke out the runners which had been frozen to the snow,” (London, Ch. 5) Hal and his partners were unprepared and failing to survive in the Yukon. They didn’t know what to do and would have to change their ways if they wanted to survive. They had to listen to the advice they were given in order to begin
Buck was in the north land for the …show more content…
His owner went to put another dog in Spitz’s old place and Buck refused to let him, he was smart and knew how to handle Francois. “Buck remembered the man in the red sweater, and retreated slowly; nor did he attempt to charge in when Sol-leks was once more brought forward. But he circled just beyond the range of the club… for he was become wise in the way of clubs,”(London Ch. 4). The first time he had met a man with a club he resisted, attacked and was stricken down repeatedly, but this time Buck knew better. He acted accordingly and he stood his ground while not overstepping his bounds. He had learned how to act and how to get what he wanted, and he did. Buck and his team arrived at Skaguay after a long journey, and it was there that they were sold to yet another set of owners. Hal, Charles and Mercedes were inexperienced southerners to search for gold. After the dogs couldn’t move the sled they got some helpful advice from some more experienced men. “‘...I just want to tell you, you can help them a mighty lot by breaking out that sled. The runners are froze fast. Throw your weight against the gee-pole, right and left, and break it out.’ A third time the attempt was made, but this time, following the advice, Hal broke out the runners which had been frozen to the snow,” (London, Ch. 5) Hal and his partners were unprepared and failing to survive in the Yukon. They didn’t know what to do and would have to change their ways if they wanted to survive. They had to listen to the advice they were given in order to begin