Compare And Contrast Tell Tale Heart And The Call Of The Wild

The main character of The Call of the Wild, Buck, and the protagonist of The Tell-Tale Heart are like two rivers, similar yet different in many ways. First of all, both of them push forward to solve their conflicts, doing so in a very consistent manner. Furthermore, they both experience strong emotions. Although they seem similar in characteristic ways, they hold back differences that set them apart. Primarily, the most obvious of them being their differences in physical traits. Lastly, the resolutions of their conflicts are different from each other. Both characters have similarities that pair them together, yet the differences maintain a clear distinction between them. First of all, they both overcome challenges. Buck’s daily challenges are simply trying to survive in the frigid north amid the Klondike Gold Rush. The protagonist from the Tell-Tale heart must overcome the challenge presented by the vexing evil eye. While both challenges are extremely different, the amount of consistency used in solving them is similar. An example of this is that Buck never gives up, even

In fact, Buck and the protagonist are not even part of the same species. Buck is a large canine, a mix between a St. Bernard and a Scottish shepherd.This is further evident when The Call of The Wild states, ”His father, Elmo, a huge St. Bernard, had been the Judge’s inseparable companion,...for his mother, Shep, had been a Scotch shepherd.” The protagonist is a fellow human, but a man that has gone terribly mad. The two are also different in their execution of solving their conflicts. Buck fights them off like the wild dog-beast he is, never showing mercy, for there is none in his world. The protagonist is very meticulous in his actions, taking an entire week to carefully plan the murder. To make a point, while the physical differences are the most obvious of them, the physical differences are the most