Similarities Between Brian's Winter And Call Of The Wild

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In the stories, Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen and Call of the Wild by Jack London both has a theme from survival. Both main characters learn about the wilderness.
In the novel Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen. Brian learns more about the wilderness! In the text it states “He knew that the bear could have done much more damage than it had.” this shows the reader that Brian learns from the wilderness when the bear attacked his camp.
In the novel Call of the Wild by Jack London. Buck learns more about the wilderness. In the text, it states “It had snowed from the camp during the night and he was completely buried.” this shows that Buck learns from the wilderness by the snow covering him when he waked up. Both novels Brian’s Winter and Call

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