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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…

In 1908, American novelist and journalist Jack London wrote a short story called To Build a Fire. Though literary pieces can be interpreted differently by different readers I believe this short story has much to offer about life and the lessons it gives us. The first lesson is to listen and heed warnings. The old man in the story was warned not to go into the Yukon by himself. The temperatures were 50 below zero and nature can be unforgiving. The old man did not listen and ultimately this lead…

To Build a Fire story (Dog's Perspective) I was hiking with my owner in the Yukon. Personally I think it was unintelligent to be hiking in this cold weather but I was still forced to by my owner. I like to think that we both needed each other to survive but I was just a pawn in the grand scheme of things. I was a mere test subject I was sent to walk ice because he was to scared too. The first sign of trouble came when he fell into ice, I could not do anything to help him. He had to make…

In Jack London sets for the story, "To Build a Fire," it is set in the Yukon, which is a freezing land in Canada. I feel his setting was developed in a very anticipating way in the story. Jack London used the character's dog's instincts to show that there are dangers. The author uses descriptive language to describe the weather of the land in order to develop the plot. The man in the story is unaware of the full danger of the weather and doesn't change his journey even after he is warned of the…

he started brutally beating Buck because he was stopping them from getting one step closer to the gold. However in the end they got what they deserved. They were all punished for the greed and inhuman treatment of Buck and his…

The short story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London, details a man’s journey with his dog to a mining camp in Alaska where his arrogance gets the best of him. Traveling alone in Alaska, after being told not to do so, eventually leads to his death. The short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver, details the tale of a man who has a blind guest named Robert. At first, the man belittles his blind guest for his disability. In the end the narrator realizes Robert is as much a man as he is or even a better…

Essay 1 Jack London, an American novelist, journalist, and social activist, is the author of “Koolau the Leper” and “ To Build a Fire.” Originally, both of these stories were published years apart from one another. Despite being the distance in publication dates, we find that within these stories Jack has similar plots and characters. Both stories have individual characteristics that make them unique in their own ways, yet they share parallels as well. In this essay, I will compare and contrast…