Quotes From The Call Of The Wild

In the novel, The Call of the Wild by Jack London, a Saint Bernard mix, Buck, is stolen from his owner during the Yukon Gold Rush of 1896. He is sold to become a sled dog because groups of dogs were needed to pull sleds carrying goods brought on the trip to find gold. Dogs were the only animals who could withstand the harsh conditions for a long period of time. Whenever Buck is sold to a new owner or group of owners, he is given a different job which forces him to adapt to the environment. Not only does Buck have to adapt both mentally and physically to his surroundings, but a group of his former owners, Mercedes, Hal, and Charles, must adapt to an environment they are unfamiliar with. London suggests that in order to survive, one must adapt to the environment they are in, as Buck notices through observation and retrogression and Mercedes, Hal, and Charles fail to realize, causing their demise. …show more content…
When Buck is first stolen, he is given the job of pulling a sled alongside many other dogs. Along with ways to eat and sleep, Buck learns two laws: Law of Club and Law of Fang which he describes as ways of survival. The Law of Club states that __ and the Law of Fang explains He learns the Law of Club from being struck with a club by a man and the Law of Fang from watching a fight between two dogs in which he learns that once a dog falls down in a fight, the are not going to win. “Curly was the victim. There was no warning, only a leap in like a flash, a metallic clip of teeth, a leap out equally swift, and Curly's face was ripped open from eye to jaw. Curly rushed her antagonist, who struck again and leaped aside. He met her next rush with his chest, in a peculiar fashion that tumbled her off her feet. She never regained