Buck of the Call of the WildBuck of the Call of the WildBuck of The Call of the WildThe main character of the novel, The Call of the Wild, is a St. Bernard and Scotch Shepherd mix, named Buck. As I read the book, I found out that Buck can be very loyal and trustworthy to his master, if his master is loyal to him. Also, at times I found that Buck could turn into an enraged beast very easily.
At home, which was a large house called Judge Miller’s Place, in the sun kissed Santa Clara Valley in California, Buck ruled over all of the dogs that were there. Buck was Judge Miller’s inseparable companion, until a man named Manuel, who was one the gardeners helpers, committed a treacherous act. In order to cover his Chinese lottery gambling debts, he stole Buck from his sound sleep and brought him to a flag station called College Park. There, the exchanging of money took place. Buck was loaded onto an express car to Seattle. On his way to Seattle, he found that a man in a red sweater repeatedly beat him. From then on, I knew that Buck would never forget that experience. In that part of the book, I found out that Buck was now an enraged animal and could only be tamed by repeatedly being hit with a club or a whip.
The Golden Fleece
In the book, Buck’s quest to break free of Santa Clara lies in the context of the story of a man who lost his house to the Golden Fleece who has a girlfriend. Buck was a hard worker that put his hard-working employer ahead of his career. In order to get out of the Golden Fleece, Buck must deal with the loss of two large dogs that he is known to run about with no regard to his safety. Buck, therefore, must enter the Golden Fleece so that he may gain his freedom, without the fear of dying.
Buck’s goal was so simple: he wanted to escape from his old life in Santa Clara but he couldn’t afford the time to think. Buck’s hope was that the Golden Fleece would make sure that his dream of escape was real, that he would escape from the Golden Gate and get back to the “old world.” The Golden Gate opened a hundred years ago in the 19th century, with the building being located in an industrial area.
As it happens, at that time the Golden Gate was located on a peninsula known as “Mendo Canyon,” a short drive from San Francisco. These hills are known for their strong winds blowing sand into the valley. It was a beautiful year for Buck, since he had his first break in the Golden Gate, and his break in the Golden Gate was short-lived. In his previous two seasons Buck had to walk twice to reach the Golden Gate but when he got to San Francisco on Friday, he was still able to do so, and now he has to walk in a different direction. In this chapter, Buck learns what all the good people did in making the Golden Gate happen.
This is in an adaptation of the Golden Gate News which is included in the book.
In this chapter, Buck tells his story about his break in the Golden Gate, the year of breaking free of the Golden Gate, how he won $3,865.50 plus his insurance on the Golden Gate, how he got money to cover his break and how other animals had trouble coping with it.
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I’ll be finishing up a chapter on the Golden Gate as soon as I have time. Please enjoy!
At this point of the book, I was thinking about Judge Miller. He would’ve sent out a message or an investigation in order to find Buck. Because Judge Miller had a big house to live in, the book implied that he was wealthy. The trip to Seattle must of taken days and by then, Judge Miller would’ve been worried sick about his inseparable companion. As the story goes on, Bucks first experience of snow left him feeling pretty stupid. When the train got to the station in Seattle two men named Perrault and Francois bought him. Then, they put him on a ship called the Narwhal. At this point of the book, I was thinking about the cruelty of animals and how the humans treated them. It was cruel but I guess they didn’t care.
The Narwhal took Buck to the Yukon where he was trained to be asled dog. There were other dogs that Buck had grown to know well during his training. In a matter of time. Buck became a great sled dog. Francois and Perrault took the huskies and mix breeds from Dyea Beach to the town of Dawson.
There were many conflicts with Buck and Spitz, who was the leader of the dogs. From then on, Buck’s motivation was to survive the freezing cold weather of the arctic. Buck was very ambitious to be the leader To become the lead dog of the sled team, he would fight to the death of the lead dog, and that was what he did later on in the book.
When I was reading, I noticed something in the writing of Jack London. Francois and Perrault must of came from France or something. Their English was really bad. It took me a while before I could really understand what they were saying.
When Spitz was killed, Francois and Perrault didn’t even make Buck the leader of the pack. Buck became enraged and pushed himself harder than ever to achieve the roll of being the leader. As days past, Francois and Perrault made the trip to Dawson. By the time they got there, most of the dogs were severely wounded. Some of them had broken legs and some of them were severely sick. The dog that was in best condition was Buck, although he had many wounds and bruises. When Francois and Perrault got to Dawson, Buck was traded to a family who knew absolutely nothing about managing a sled team. This part of the plot didn’t seem right. There was a rich family who could’ve taken a train to their destination instead of risking their lives in the freezing
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When James came back from the war, he was still too full of himself to leave a note on his luggage. He asked them to write a thank-You note to him, knowing he was going to have to spend the rest of his life in a Nazi camp. The family members sent a letter to Jim’t, giving him his present. Jim wasn’t particularly cheerful, although his family’s letters were written by a good friend of his. The family had lost something in a war they couldn’t imagine, but they wanted you to keep all the things they saved for the rest of you. They were willing to play on the line so that they could make a statement for their new son-in-law. To make it sound like they were just leaving and that their son-in-law was looking out for them. So they sent the letter.
James was told on November 2 that he had a new name in the family.
Jim got to know the entire family just by the letter in a short time. He was shocked when a woman at work brought out the letter for James. It was really just a joke, but it was a great letter. After hearing about the letter, Jim started texting.
When Jim opened up the letter he thought it was real. It had an ending to say that he wanted to die. Jim’s mother got mad. He turned around to see whether her husband would sign it.
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When Jim met his wife Sarah, she was having an affair with two German dogs named ‘Gretchen’ and ‘Bobby’. The dogs told Jim that they were going to get rid of their mother, and he wanted to leave their dog to die. Jim’s wife was very angry and told Sarah to let them go. Jim tried to stop the dog from going into mourning. When the German didn’t react, Jim told his wife to follow him. She stopped, looking so sad. He left both dogs to die. Sarah was furious when she got her son out of the situation.
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The dog he didn’t kill, Gretchen, was so good that in one fateful night, Gretsch’s two young children ran into each other and cried. He was so distraught that he put his hand on his son’t’s face. John saw all of this and decided to get off his bike.
After getting back to his bicycle, he wrote that he couldn´t stay on his bike anymore. He spent the next two days trying to get Gretsch to drive his car. In the end, Jim took out a van, and drove to his parents’ home.
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Jim couldn’t stop thinking about Gretsch and the dogs over his three years at the war. A