Analysis Of The Call Of The Wild, By Jack London

Life can be difficult. All Throughout life one goes through many changes, but as a wise man once said “...who we are comes from how we react to those changes”. In Jack London’s The Call of the Wild, he uses this model to develop his theme of “to become successful in a situation, one must be adaptable”. London then develops this on multiple occasions including when he writes about Buck changes to survive his time with the sled dog team, shortly after Buck defies Francois and Perrault’s orders to officially take control of the team, lastly when Buck becomes more tame again to fit his calmer life with John Thornton. London writes that until Buck’s kidnapping he had lived a life fit for a king. He was a loyal pet treated with respect and love. When Buck was kidnapped and sold into a sled dog team it was clear he was far out of his element. “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” (12). In this quote from the book, London depicts Buck learning that if he was to be

The characteristics given to Thornton by London were old, wise, loving, and caring. At the beginning of their time together Buck was still mostly beast trying to detox. He saw the simple life that John lived with his two other dogs and was surprised by what he saw; That “these dogs showed no jealousy towards him” (59). London knew Buck would never quite be the same and that Thornton was not the same owner that Judge Miller was. Thornton, whilst living a quiet life was still a rugged man of the wild. London showed how Buck’s primordial side could come in handy, like when Buck saved his life. However it was not always good and Buck knew that. He knew if he was still savage, John would not be able to keep him. So, London wrote Buck’s changes. Buck could never be the same pet he was but he needed to be a good one in order to