obstacle: Spitz. When Buck arrives to Dyea Beach, his companion, Curly, was attacked by Spitz. Disgust fell upon Buck when “Spitz ran out his tongue and laughed again, and from that moment Buck hated him with a bitter and deathless hatred.” (London 16). The shocking actions of Spitz showed Buck that he was powerful. Buck despised his actions, implying that Spitz makes unnecessary decisions due to his lack of intelligence. A rivalry rose upon Buck and Spitz as they try to rid another. Buck and Spitz find
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
The Olympic Legends Jim Thorpe, Florence Griffith Joyner and Mark Spitz There are many important Olympic athletes. Three of the most amazing, however, are probably Jim Thorpe, Florence Griffith Joyner, and Mark Spitz. These legends were suberb athletes as well, as amazing people. Jim Thorpe was born on May 28, 1887 in a one-room cabin in Oklahoma. Although there is much confusion on Thorpe's date of birth, this is the date according to his estate. The career biography of Jim Thorpe reads
because many of the characters die, but Buck does not. He gets what he wants at the end of the story, so even though there was bad there was also good. Examples of this include when Curley gets killed, but Buck becomes stronger from it. Or when Buck and Spitz fought to the death to be in charge. Finally when the Yeehats kill John Thorton and Buck can finally answer the call of the wild. Jack London's The Call of The Wild shows
Aengus wanted to find love by finding his glimmering girl. Spitz needed to remain as the lead dog or kill Buck to stay alive, and Buck needed to kill Spitz to overthrow his dictatorship. They were driven to stay alive, or find love. Aengus was driven to find his glimmering girl so he could experience love. These ideas are shown in the passage as “I will find out where [his glimmering girl] has gone, And kiss her lips and take her hands; and walk among the dappled grass” (Yeats, 19-21). The author
Charge Case 311, Buck for the murder of Spitz now opened. Buck a innocent Saint Bernard and Scottish Shepherd mix has been falsely accused for the murder of Spitz a mean evil dog. After months of bullying from Spitz a big fight finally broke out, for Buck had no choice but to fight back in self-defense. Spitz had been a treacherous leader of the dog sled team since the beginning. None of the other dogs liked Spitz for good reason too. From day one Spitz was always bullying the other dogs especially
environment by listening to the voice inside him. All through the story, Buck is extremely eager and dead set to be the leader of the group. His aspiration causes strain in the middle of he and Spitz, the previous leader. Buck goes from the civil and respectful dog to the bloodthirsty dog by killing Spitz and enjoying it "Buck stood and looked on, the successful champion, the dominant primordial beast who had made his kill and found it good."(London, 22) The story discusses the relationship between
hard to adapt to this at first, but eventually, he learned the way of trace and trail. Buck was sold off with a female dog named Curley. Curley got attacked by a husky in front of Buck. Buck looked over at Spitz(the lead dog)to ask Spitz to stop them instead Spitz turns away. At that moment Spitz was Buck’s enemy.Curley dies by the The law ... ... middle of paper ... ...ds a lot of gold and tries to take as many as possible. John gets attacked by natives, John screams, Buck hears his scream and
prove to be very acceptable sources on the Woodstock festival. From the kind of information given in the sources to the form of writing used to the formality of the content, they all add up to two different views about Woodstock. Works Cited Spitz, Robert Stephen. Barefoot in Babylon: The Creation of the Woodstock Music Festival, 1969. New York: The Viking Press, 1979. The Washington Post, August 15 – 21, 1969.
The novel Call of The Wild by Jack London is about the dog Buck who is half St. Bernard and half sheepdog. Buck enjoys a relaxed lifestyle at his home in California until he is stolen and shipped to the Klondike region in Canada. Here he is put to work as a sled dog where he must battle the bad conditions, other dogs, and the cruelty of the wild to stay alive. One theme that can be seen over the course of the book is the difference between civilization and the wilderness. For example in civilization
unfriendly relationships emerge. Buck and Spitz, the alpha dog of the sled team, form a rivalry, and have multiple small fights. When the sled team arrives at the mouth of Takheena, a place where sled teams camp, a major fight occurs later that day. When Dub, another fellow sled dog, misses the catch for a rabbit, and it begins to run, the entire team, and other dogs, begin to chase it. Buck in the front, continues following in the rabbit’s heels, while Spitz takes a shortcut and makes it to the rabbit
need to kill the leader in place. The importance of the fight between Spitz and Buck is that Spitz is already kind of the fang, but Buck wanted to become the fang and he knew that the time would come for them to fight. Buck “knew it… the time had come” (London, 227). Once Buck knew that it is the time to fight, the “The Dominant Primordial Beast” (London, 216) came out in him to make its kill. The fight is very intense between Spitz and Buck, just as
The novella The Call of the Wild is a story of Buck overcoming challenges while being thrown into the real world and learning new traits like persistence and resilience. Protagonist Buck is a colossal St Bernards cross Scotch shepherd dog, transforms from a humble house dog and then eventually returns to a primordial state as a best of the wild. Along the way he is faced with an endless array of challenges. London achieves this by portraying Buck’s change in character in a manner that explores and
and they bring him to the Klondike region of Canada and train him there to be a sled dog. As he is transitioning into this new life, whether he likes it or not, he is being dominated by another sled dog named Spitz. Eventually Buck decides he’s had enough and challenges Spitz to a fight. Spitz proudly and happily takes the offer and in the end, dies in the fight. Buck is next owned by a Scottish half-breed who is working in mail-service delivering items to the mining areas. He is then owned by a lousy
book and is shown through Bucks relationships with Spitz, the man in the red sweater, and Buck becoming the uber dog. Spitz is the first obstacle in Bucks path; he is the reason Buck learns to fight for what he wants. After killing Spitz, Buck proves his worthiness of why he is the leader of the team, “Buck took up the duties of leadership; and where judgement was required, and quick thinking and quick acting, he showed himself superior even of Spitz,” (London 72). Buck has built his way up to the
Adapting To Any Situation “Life Isn’t Fair” that is a quote that is going to get you nowhere you can’t expect to just get what you want when you want it. Different events helps you prepare for the future and it’s up to you to use the experience to actually control something or just give up on the situation. In this story Mr.London and Buck can adapt to any situation life hands to them.When Buck was in the snow for the first time without anywhere to sleep. He made a place to sleep he didn’t wait
some enemies. Bucks biggest enemy is Spitz, a sly dog that claims to be the leader of the pack. Spitz is always trying to provoke Buck in some way, for example, "But when Buck finished his ration and returned, he found his nest occupied. A warning snarl told him that the trespasser was Spitz. Till now Buck had avoided trouble with his enemy, but this was too much. The beast in him roared. He sprang upon Spitz with a fury which surprised them both" (Chapter 3). Spitz has been antagonizing Buck the whole
The Call of the Wild, on the surface, is a story about Buck, a four- year old dog that is part Shepherd and part St. Bernard. More importantly, it is a naturalistic tale about the survival of the fittest in nature. Throughout the novel, Buck proves that he is fit and can endure the law of the club, the law of the fang, and the laws of nature. Buck had been raised in California, on the ranch of Judge Miller. There he had the run of the place and was loved and pampered by all. Unfortunately, one of
As Buck watched the other dogs chow down on their food, his breath warmed his chest as he let out a low growl to Spitz. The sly Spitz had taken Buck’s food and outsmarted him. Buck soon learned that living in this condition would require new knowledge and a quick thinking mind. Even though other dogs are almost as wild as he is, Buck possesses the quality of intelligence. In Jack London’s The Call of the Wild, his intelligence allows him to become the only member of his pack to survive because of
hunger and the need for power can cause quarreling. Quarreling caused by this include Spitz and Buck fighting for the role of alpha dog, the man in the red sweater beating Buck, and the dogs stealing each other’s food. Buck and Spitz both wanted the role of alpha dog. Because of this, they were contantly fighting against each other. In chapter three, one of these fights resulted in the death of Spitz. “Only Spitz quivered and bristled as he staggered back and forth, snarling with horrible menace