Turning Points In The Call Of The Wild

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A Call to Ancestry The Call of the Wild, by Jack London tells a story about how Buck, a domesticated dog in the "sun-kissed" Santa Clara, managed to survive in the wilds of Klondike. From a mellow dog Buck transformed into a wolf like dog. Jack London conveyed many of his own ideas about living in this story by telling readers what Buck went through to adjust to the harsh realities of life in the snowy North, where survival was the only imperative. Throughout Buck's adjustment there were several turning-points which forced him to understand the rules of the wild world, but being kidnapped, mistreated, and seeing cruelty of the real world were the most significant challenges that made him into a legend. At the beginning of the story Buck lived…show more content…
When Buck had first arrived in the North, he watched a friendly dog named Curly get brutally killed by a group of vicious sled dogs, only because Curly was being friendly to Buck. Buck watched as all the other dogs attacked and kill Curly. The tragic death of Curly not only left Buck in a shock of the wolves’ manner of fighting, but left him determined that he will never be put in the same position, but also symbolized his departure from the old, comfortable life Buck had as a pet in a warm climate and in a home. It symbolized his entrance into a new world where the only law was "the law of club and…show more content…
Buck survived because he was genetically suited to that environment not only because he learned how to survive, but because of his ancestors. He was more fitted than many of the other dogs who were there. He knew that only the strongest survived in the wild. Buck's instincts made him the fittest survivor in the wild of Klondike. Not only animal instincts are mentioned in the story, but also human instincts. Once having shaken off the trappings of civilization, men like Francois, Perrault and Thornton had a better access to their instincts. Consequently, they managed to go through multiple dangerous incidents. However, Hal, Mercedes and Charles were so suffused with their own possessions, which emphasized the difference between the wild, where the value of an object lies in its immediate usefulness and civilization, where the value of an object places in its ability to symbolize the wealth of its possessor. Each one of them failed to access their instincts and died. Buck answered the call of the wild because he had to keep himself alive. He knew he had to be strong in order to survive even when he was brought down. Buck's character of being tough, strong minded, and flexible but at the same time imaginary led him to

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