Call Of The Wild: Character Sketch - Buck

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Term Paper Title	Call Of The Wild: Character Sketch - Buck
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Call of the Wild:  Character Sketch - Buck

Call of the Wild:  Character Sketch - Buck

        Throughout the novel The Call of the Wild, we follow a dog named Buck
through his journey through the Klondike.  We experience a transformation in him,
as he adapts to the cold, harsh land where he is forced to toil in the snow,
just to help men find a shiny metal. Buck seems to almost transform into a
different dog by the end of the book. In this essay, I will go over what Buck
was like, how and why he was forced to adapt to his new environment, and what he
changed into.
        When we first met up with Buck, he lived in the Santa Clara Valley, on
Judge Miller's property. He was the ruler of his domain, uncontested by any
other local dogs. he was a mix between a St. Bernard and a Scotch Shepherd dog.
He weighed one hundred and forty pounds, and he carried every one with utmost
pride.  Buck had everything he could want. Little did he know, he would soon
have it all taken away from him. One night, while the judge was away at a raisin
grower's committee meeting, the gardener, Manuel, took Buck away from his home.
Buck was then sold, and thrown in a baggage car. This would be the beginning of
a new, cruel life for Buck. On his ride to wherever he was going, Buck's pride
was severely damaged, if not completely wiped out by men who used tools to
restrain him. No matter how many times Buck tried to lunge, he would just be
choked into submission at the end. When Buck arrived at his destination, there
was snow everywhere, not to mention the masses of Husky and wolf dogs. Buck was
thrown into a pen with a man who had a club. This is where Buck would learn one
of the two most important laws that a dog could know in the Klondike. The law of
club is quite simple, if there is a man with a club, a dog would be better off
not to challenge that man. Buck learned this law after he was beaten half to
death by the man who had the club. no matter what he tried, he just couldn't win.

        Buck was sold off to a man who put him in a harness connected to many
other dogs. Buck was bad at first, but eventually, he learned the way of trace
and trail.  Buck had to learn many things if he was to survive in this frigid
land.  He had to learn to sleep under the snow, and to eat his food as fast as
possible so as not to have it stolen. At about this point in the book, we see
Buck start to go throug...

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