Examples Of Naturalism In The Call Of The Wild

Throughout the novel The Call of the Wild there were numerous forms of naturalism shown. With naturalism, the reader is able to understand that bad things happen in life. In the novel The Call of the Wild Jack London said Buck endured many hardships, including fighting with other dogs on the team, being beaten by the man in the red sweater, and killing other dogs but refused to give up. To kill or be killed, was the mentality amongst the dogs on the team and the wild dogs, including the time Buck and Spitz got into a fight for being the lead dog. London describes, "The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck, and under the fierce condition of trail life it grew and grew. Yet it was a secret growth. His newborn cunning gave him poise and control, and in the bitter hatred between him and Spitz he betrayed no impatience, shunned all offensive acts" (London 32). Buck seemed to have a rare survival instinct that had come alive inside of him like a primordial beast, which resulted in Spitz's death. In conclusion, Buck endured many

His experiences include, the man in the red sweater who beat him with a club to teach Buck to obey man on the outside, but he never surrendered on the inside. London explains, "He was beaten (he knew that); but he was not broken. He saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. He had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. That club was a revelation. It was his introduction to the reign of primitive law. The facts of life took on a fiercer aspect; and while he faced that aspect uncowed, he faced it with all the latent cunning of his nature aroused" (London 13). Therefore, Buck knew that he had to obey his master whomever it may be, but he would never be domesticated. As shown above Buck had to learn the law of club and fang because it was the only way he was ever going to survive in the