The Gold Rush

“sun-kissed” life, gold is discovered in the North in Alaska, and large dogs suddenly become super valuable because these types of dogs are needed to haul the heavy sleds through the vast, snowy mountains and wastelands of Alaska. This book is a realistic fiction, for these characters never existed, but real events could’ve taken place. This book is important because it shows how life was for sled dogs in the vast, freezing, tundras and mountains of Alaska on the hunt for gold. This book…

Call of the Wild is a novella by Jack London that portrays a dog named Buck who is a fit, but lazy dog living in California. He is pushed suddenly into the hard work of a sled dog. He works to survive his new life, adapting constantly. Throughout the book, adaptation is essential for him to survive his tough life, for only the fittest survive. Although many things are necessary for survival, adaptation is the main one. In the scene in which the quote appears, Buck is trying to find where all the…

Gold has been around for many years, but when did it become a big deal and where do we find this elusive mineral? “People in California figured gold was there, but it was James W. Marshall on January 24, 1848, who saw something shiny in Sutter Creek near Coloma, California. Another builder, James S. Brown, heard Marshall say, "Boys, I have got her now." Brown stepped over to Marshall, who held his hat in his hand. There in the hat were 10 or 12 pieces of gold.’’ (americaslibrary.gov) You can…

Pushed Off the Mountain, Sold Down the River is a book written by Samuel Western. Western is a correspondent for The Economist, and has written for The Wall Street Journal, LIFE, Sports Illustrated, along with being published in many other news sources. Samuel Western is well-suited to write about Wyoming, although he was not born or raised here, because he has done a respectable amount of research, as well as being a published writer. He spends a significant amount of time looking at Wyoming’s…

Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” is an adventure story of an unnamed protagonist’s futile effort to wander out in the below zero tundra of the Yukon Territory, joined by his dog, to visit his friends. Overlooking the risks of venturing out alone, the man then underestimates the harsh weather conditions and slowly begins to freeze to death in the snow. Willa Cather’s “Neighbour Rosicky” is a character study of Anton Rosicky, a man who, confronting the approach of death, reflects on the meaning and…

In the adventure fiction, The Call of the Wild by Jack London, Buck, the main protagonist of the novel, goes through one of the most miserable times of his life. He is captured by Perrault and François, as both see potential in Buck as a new lead dog. However, they don't plan to just use Buck as a lead dog, they plan to put him on a grueling quest to find the Klondike region of Canada. During many points the expedition, London does something not many people do with their characters, constantly…

Midterm essay Patrick O’Keefe In the books Jungle book: Mowgli’s brothers and brave new world, They both have civilization vs savagery with soma changing the perception of the citizens of New World and letting them be carefree and party on their soma vacations while the reservation lives a simple life. In the story Mowgli’s brother the theme civilization versus savagery is shown with how the wolves use the rock council to make important decisions that affect all so everyone has a voice which…

The Sport of Hunting You see an older gentleman going down the road and you see a big shinny chrome looking box in the back of his truck. You hear a dog howling in that box and you see him just grinning from ear to ear. Suddenly, a deer runs across the road and three hounds are chasing him. A hunter is a person who attempts to supply for their family or hunts for a buck of a lifetime. Hunters have specific methods to hunting which could be still hunting. A still hunter basically sits and watches…

Finally making the connection when watching a movie or reading a book to ultimately discover I have been there before. It takes a bit for me to make connections, if I don’t have to be told, but when I do sometimes I am shocked. Then I think about other movies or books for a few weeks later. This article made me think of a few movies/books that are the same plot just different settings. Like the vast untouched prairies of the Midwest are left in the hands of one man as he attempts to renew his…

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…