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house dog, then transforming to a vicious Iditarod sled dog was his call of the wild. Events such as the killing of Spitz, taking responsibility of being an Alpha pack leader and also evolving from a typical Saint Bernard/ Scotch shepherd dog mix to an Iditarod sled dog was the definition of change. In the beginning of the story Buck was a sweet dog that only knew how to be a house dog, until he got taken out of his comfort zone to become a sled dog. He joined the pack just being one of the…

noticed something more wild about Buck/ killed by the Yeehats 3. François: Sled leader/likes Buck/ worked for canadian government/ partners with Perrault/sold Buck and the team to a scottish man who delivered mail 4. Hal:mercedes brother/ carries all the weapons/ beats the dogs for no reasons/ beat Buck and was stopped by a man named John Thorton/ Fell into the ice as they were riding off 5. Dave: dog that is apart of the sled…

different circumstances than ever before requires perseverance and adaption. In The Call of The Wild Buck had to leave his peaceful life at home. He had to alter his way of life to survive in the new life he was sold into. He was responsible for leading a sled team of dogs across the Yukon Territory. However, my father had to lead a large group of soldiers across the desert of Iraq. In contrast, my father also had to leave his peaceful home life. In like manner, My father and Buck both had to…

“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 species would survive.” (Yann Martle) As the quote from Yann Martle shows above, you can tell that a major theme in Jack London's classic book Call of the Wild is that adaptability is essential for survival, which Buck goes throughout the whole story. At the beginning, buck has to adapt to the hostile…

what was going to happen next. Using descriptive language, it makes the book more interesting to read. I also like how Buck, the protagonist, changes in the book. He goes from being a spoiled, domesticated working dog, to a proud sled dog who later defeats the lead sled dog to become the best of the team. Buck eventually hears the call…

Yukon. This last example is explaining Buck attacking another sled dog named Spitz to survive. “A pause seemed to fall. Every animal was motionless as though turned to stone. Only Spitz quivered and bristled as he staggered back and forth snarling with horrible menace, as though to frighten off impending death. Then Buck sprang out; but while he was in shoulder; had at last squarely met shoulder” (London 42). Buck attacked the sled dog leader Spitz because Spitz stole his food and Buck needs…

both half breeds, Buck is half Saint Bernard and half Scottish Shepherd, but White Fang is half Husky and half Wolf. Another similarity is that they both get “stolen”, Buck is stolen by Manuel and is sold to become a sled dog, White fang is trapped by Gray Beaver and becomes a sled dog. one example of how they are different is that Buck was basically born a prince and lived in luxury, where White Fang was born a pauper and barely has enough food to survive. Since those examples take place, it…

Gary Paulsen is the author on many fictional stories such as “Hatchet” or “Brian’s Winter”. However, “Winterdance The Fine Madness Of Running The Iditarod” is Paulsen’s own story about when he entered the 1,180 mile Alaskan sled dog race called the Iditarod. Gary Paulsen’s book is the true story of when Paulsen rode in the Iditarod for the first time. Paulsen often rode with his dogs before, but he had no experience racing them. When he had just entered the Iditarod, he had no idea what he was…

written by Jack London, set during the Alaskan Klondike gold rush of 1897, death is a common theme throughout the book. The Call of the Wild is a story about Buck, a farm dog, who is kidnapped from his home in Santa Clara Valley and forced to work as a sled dog up north in Alaska for the Klondike gold rush. In The Call of the Wild there are many hardships these dogs must face in the Alaskan wilderness. Some of the hardships they had to go through were hunger due to lack of food, the cold and…

London’s novella Call of the Wild tells the story of Buck’s transformation from a domesticated pet on a vast Santa Clara Valley estate to the primal killer he becomes in the bitter regions of the Klondike wilderness. London delivers Buck’s journey in a plot consisting of only three simple, but major, events and uses settings and narration to tell the story in a way that allows a reader to easily become invested in Buck’s character from the viewpoint of a loyal and lovable pet, as well as, that…