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The Call of the Wild : Survival A major theme in Jack London’s classic novel The Call of the Wild is Buck must embark on a long and brutal adventure to survive. In the beginning of the book,Buck is surviving at Judge Miller's place. The first reason Buck is surviving is because he is a pampered dog he thinks he the King. For example he think he doesn't need to learn to survive. Second, Buck must learn the law of Club and Fang to survive. The man in the red sweater teaches Buck the law of…

discoveries paid the way for settelers to move Far West and expand the American Dream. In the following we will explore Jedediah Smith discoveries and accomplishments through his lifetime. Jedediah Smith was born June 24, 1798 in Bainbridge New York. He was the first American to enter California. Smith will travel to different territories to explore land. Jedediah was known as one of the youngest…

Only some people can succeed in the face of adversity when others can’t. This means that only some people can persevere through tough times. Perseverance is when people keep trying though the hardest points in life at the time. Buck and Bill Gates have a lot in common when it comes to perseverance. Buck succeeded in the face of adversity when no one else could. He persevered through seeing his friends get shot, and being beaten. Also when his whole team fell into the ice and died. His…

He was a robust crossbreed living in the lap of luxury in California before being taken away and being sold into a horrid sort of “dog slavery.” He was beaten into the submission of man, after which I thought that Buck would try to make his way back to the Santa Clara Valley. He seemed to have evolved from a civilized pet into a dominant, savage, beast throughout his time in the Yukon. He adopted a cruel kill-or-be-killed way of thinking, which helped during his fight with Spitz. He ultimately…

to kill for himself, and protect himself throughout the night. In conclusion, throughout the whole novel, Buck has to use adaptability in order to survive. The paragraphs above show that for Buck, adaptability was essential for survival in Jack Londons book Call of the Wild. Like Yann Martle said, “All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no…

their works. Jack London wrote "Love of Life" and "To Build a Fire," with these ideas in mind. London uses a lucid style, many movements of literature of his time and deliberate thematic ideas in his many tales of the gold rush. According to http://www.biography.com/people/jack-london-9385499, Jack London was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. He was originally named John Chaney, but his mother was married to John London, so his name was changed. London only had an 8th…

He was a big dog not ready for the Yukon he had to survive through the harshest of winters, he wasn’t fit to survive. In the novel The Call of the Wild by Jack London, One of the main characters is a saint bernard scotch-shepherd called Buck, he is a domesticated, loyal companion that becomes a wild wolf-dog. London uses the Yukon Gold Rush as the setting in the adventure story that brings man and dog closer than pulls than apart in the Yukon while trying to be fit to survive. The theme of the…

Survival, the only reason we are here on this treacherous planet we inhabit. Survival can be the simplest task, or the most arduous struggle. Everyone has their own experience that entails them against the world, in a battle for their lives. There is no other man that knows this more than Hugh Glass. Hugh Glass was a nineteenth century frontiers men; who while searching for food was attacked by a mother grizzly bear protecting her cubs. Desperately trying to reach for his firearm, however he…

The book “Call of the Wild”, in my opinion, was an outstanding book so far. This book is about a dog named Buck who gets kidnapped from the Sun kissed Santa Clara Valley way back in fall of 1897, consequently taken to the Klondike Gold Rush. Here Buck has been sold around to be a sled dog. Buck is sold to two men named Perrault and Francois. These two men are heading towards Dawson ( a city rich in yellow metal) with a sled team of dogs. Buck was a sled dog. As you know it takes more than one…

. 4) The Tower of London With a history of torture and execution, the Tower of London is regarded as one of the most haunted places in the UK. It was originally built in 1078 by William the Conqueror. One of the most famous ghosts known here is of Anne Boleyn, the wife of King Henry VIII. She was beheaded…