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was free to roam the property as he pleased. His life was going pretty good until a gardener who was working for the estate kidnapped him and took him to Alaska. In Alaska at the time the gold rush was just picking up and strong dogs were in high demand. The dogs were used to haul sleds and carry heavy loads of gold. This experience was all new to Buck because he had never seen snow; let alone been subjected to such cruelty. He made a friend on the ship on the way named Curly who ended up…

He had it made he could eat whenever he wanted, had a warm/cool place to live but it all changed in the end of Chapter 1 when a Garden helper named Manuel steals Buck to go to the Yukon for the gold because he needed money for his gambling habits. He got a ship with another dog that was headed to Alaska he had no idea what snow was! Buck has watched and learned from other dogs how to live like digging a hole to stay warm in and pulling a sled…

Jack London portrayed Naturalism perfectly in “To Build a Fire”. Naturalism was showed in this story how humans had to constantly worry about nature at every corner and be aware at an any time it could take their life. Jake London used naturalism to show how Nature would not stop for anyone and in a battle verse humans Nature would always be the winner. Along with Naturalism London showed the idea of Darwinism, in the story it was survival of the fittest and making one wrong move could cost the…

In his article Crystal Beards and Dantean Influence in Jack London’s “To Build a Fire (II)”, author Russell Hillier makes the argument that London’s ‘To Build a Fire’ is not only highly allegorical, but is largely influenced by the works of Milton, specifically Dante’s Inferno. While it is widely known that London used much his personal experience in the bitterly cold and unforgiving Klondike when writing the story, it is equally obvious that London chose to incorporate certain parallels to…

To Build A Fire: Theme Analysis When it comes to nature, a lack of common sense, or failure to take sound advice, can lead to life or death consequences. In “To Build A Fire,” by Jack London he depicts a vivid example of this. Despite warnings against venturing out into the frigid negative 50 degree temperatures of the Yukon alone, the main character, accompanied by his wolf-dog, decides to anyway. While the dog's instincts tell it that it is much too cold to travel, it follows the man…

The book winter’s Bone written by Daniel Woodrell is a multifaceted story that looks into the world of small town methamphetamine that uses and gives the reader a vision from inside the circumstances. Throughout the story of Ree Dolly who is the main character, readers learn many things concerning Woodrell’s own life which is growing up in the Ozarks. Wood ell paints an image of the condition during the eyes of someone who is really fighting to stay alive in (Egan page 5-10) that world, and…

Buck was the very interesting protagonist in The Call of the Wild. He had many dynamic and pivotal changes to his personal traits throughout the novel as he had to adapt to the new environments and the new people around him. At the beginning of the book, when Buck was with Judge Miller, he was an important part of Judge Miller’s family. He was trusted enough to walk freely around the property (and even off of it). He played with Judge Miller’s children and often served as a chaperone to them in…

Throughout the voyage transpired in “To Build a Fire,” multiple risks were taken with hopes of survival. Humanity and nature combined together allows for a beautiful or deadly situation. Jack London’s perspective of the natural world was noted to be harsh, indifferent, and unstoppable. “To Build a Fire” was located in territory of Canada, Yukon, where cold wind and ice was blown creating harsh wilderness. In addition, the temperature of the setting was seventy-five degrees below zero which is…

In The Call of the Wild, by Jack London, a dog’s journey and its experiences illustrate the art of survival. Of the multifarious morals found in this book, the most prominent is that one must adapt to their surroundings in order to survive. This was portrayed by Buck, the dog protagonist, when he had to rely on his instincts that “came to him without effort or discovery” (London, 26), when he transfered owners multiple times, and when he was “suddenly jerked from the heart of civilization and…

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…