Compare And Contrast Buck And Spitz In The Call Of The Wild

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In the call of the wild primitivity is presented as the authentic and dominant side of being.
Modernization and civilization go against true nature. As buck has dreams about man kind thousands of years before, he learns to be a part of the wild world to which his ancestors belonged . Most feral emotions are raised in buck, the need to hunt, the desire to kill, his lust for leadership and dominance. In the end these emotions win out with compassion, love, and safety of the human world. In the " call of the wild " by jack London buck and spitz have some things in common and some differences. Buck is a dog that lives with a guy called judge miller and he lives an ok life but then he got sold to some guys called Francois and perrah and he starts …show more content…

This quote proves that Buck and spitz were enemies and that they hated each other . "Spitz was equally willing. He was crying with sheer rage and eagerness as he circled back and forth for a chance to spring in. Buck was no less eager, and no less cautious, as he likewise circled back and forth for the advantage." They were also alike by being alpha dogs " leaders". The other thing was that spitz is a greedy/ bully dog that hates about every dog on the sled team. On the other side Buck was a fair with whoever was fair with him and who ever treated him bad was going to get treated the same way. In the call of the wild Buck is more like the dog on the godly side because he is a nice, fair, and loving dog that didn't hate anyone but the ones who beat him, and at the end he is saved by judge miller the man that Buck loves the most because he is fair with him and never hit him.
Spitz on the other hand is the ungodly dog because he is a bad greedy dog that hates everyone and bullied every dog one the sled team especially Buck. In conclusion " call of the wild" Buck and spitz were had a very important similarity which is they both hated each other to death. And the difference is that Buck ended up killing

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