Response # 4- Hearing the Wild

My final response is about the connection between Buck and the wild. Also how Jack London treats Bucks transformation into a wild animal. The death of Thornton made Bucks decision to escape mankind for good a reality. Buck get revenge on the Yeehats that killed his master and leaves camp to be free in the wild. He is transformed into a beast that kills without any remorse or guilt. London treats Bucks transformation as a triumph, not a tragedy. The novel suggests that brute strength is the only alternative to justice. Strength wins the respect of the wolves, as Buck showed in his first fight after which they obeyed him; his strength also makes him a legend among the Yeehats.

Response # 3- The Companionship Conflict

In the story Buck is constantly faced with difficult obstacles in which he must use his instinct to overcome them. Some of these obstacles include the countless attacks of wild huskies and the harsh beatings by his few unfriendly owners. But the one unordinary situation Buck had to pick between the wild and his latest owner John Thornton. Thornton had saved Bucks life when a sled pulled by Buck and his pack fell through the ice along with Hal, Charles, and Mercedes. Buck felt a new love for Thornton that he hadn’t left since back at the Millers home in California. Their relationship became stronger and Buck actually ended up saving John twice. But when they take a voyage east Buck begins to come more amazed by the wild and would leave the camp to hunt with other wolves. This caused Buck to live two lives, therefore creating a conflict between the call of the wild and his loyalty to Thornton.

Response # 2- The Power of Instinct Theme

The theme of this novel was hard to determine because of the different possibilities. What I have decided is that the power of instinct is the theme of this novel. Buck is placed in the wild and he must learn many important lessons in order to survive. The part that isn’t stated is that Buck never learned about survival prior to his unfortunate trip. This implies that he has the instinct of his ancestors and it has been passed down to him through all these years.  Buck did have visions of another world, when humans wore animal skins and lived in caves, and when wild dogs hunted their prey in the forest. These visions are happening because of his intense connection with his instincts. Buck begins to become strong with his new abilities. He challenges Spitz the pack leader to a fight to the death and kills him, therefore becoming the new pack leader. This was just one of many situations where Bucks power of instinct saves his life.

Response # 1 - Buck's Tranformation

Buck a large part St. Bernard part Scotch sheep dog has gone through a lot the last couple days. Buck is originally from an estate in California’s Santa Clara Valley. It’s been hard for Buck going from his nice home in California to being kidnapped and shipped north to pull gold seekers on sleds. You begin to see Bucks morals and views change as he is placed in different scenarios. Witnessing other dog being slaughtered in front of him was difficult to handle comprehend. The outdoors slowly becomes more liveable to him and things like sleep aren’t as difficult. Bucks morals (learned by Judge Miller his first owner) start to slowly slip away, and his blood urges and instincts beginning to assert themselves. 

Welcome Posting and Link Lists

Hey everyone, welcome to my blog. Here you can find links connected to the classic novel I am reading for English called The Call of The Wild.

Below is a link to Biographical Information about the author Jack London:
http://london.sonoma.edu/jackbio.html

Below are other works by Jack London including Fiction, Non-Fiction, Plays, Short Stories, Essays and Poetry:
http://ww.online-literature.com/london/

The links below contain book reviews on The Call of the Wild:
http://www.helium.com/items/1392995-book-reviews-call-of-the-wild
http://wordsbyannie.blogspot.com/2007/06/call-of-wild-book-review.html
http://www.brighthub.com/arts/books/articles/88040.aspx

Here are a couple of essays on my novel:
http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=5380
http://www.ebscohost.com/

Below is a link to Historical Context of my novel:
http://www.enotes.com/call-wild/historical-context

The link below shows you Themes, Motifs  & symbols through my novel:
 http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/call/themes.html