Buck was better as a house dog, because he did not have no danger. They take care of him as he was a king. If he is a sled dog it is also good, because he learns how to survive in the wild. But there is a lot of risk that he can get hurt or even die. When he was a house dog he always eat good food, and there was no dog that will try to steal his food. He also slept in his house and did not have to sleep outside in the snow. It is in other ways good that he is a sled dog, because he learns how to be a huskie. When he was a house dog he always be safe and no dog will try to fight or kill like spitz. Buck will never had seen spitz kill curly. The club that buck is in witch spitz is for now the leader, if he does not follow the rules he will end
Council Wombat, by Jackie French, and Loaded Dog, by Henry Lawson, are two Australian short stories that I will analyse and compare looking for similarities and differences in the main characters, the settings, the plots, the use of narrator and also the authors’ individual styles and use of language.
A dog is just that, a dog, until someone comes along and makes it into a monster. A dog may be bred to do something, and can be trained to do an entirely different thing. For example, pit bulls have been bred to be nanny dogs. They are supposed to protect babies and ultimately care for them like they would their own pups. Some people have taken this instinct and turned it into something horrid.
First off, Buck shows an act of heroism when he backs up and defends John Thornton at a bar. A very evil-tempered and malicious man named Burton was trying to pick a fight with the tenderfoot at the bar, and John Thornton came in between the two men. Without warning, Burton struck Thornton across the face. Instantly Buck hurled himself into Burton. “Those who were looking on heard what was neither bark nor yelp, but a something which is best described as a roar, and they saw Buck’s body rise up in the air as he left the floor for Burton’s throat” (87). Buck had to be pried off of Burton, so he didn’t kill him. Buck almost killed a man who only punched Thornton. If Buck had no civilization in him like critics said, he wouldn’t have defended his master. It even said in the book, “But his reputation was made, and from that day his name spread through every camp in Alaska” (87). This reputation he made was, “If you set a finger on John Thornton and Buck was around, be ready to get your head ripped off”. The only reason he had this reputation was because of the intense love he had for his owner, and a
A common misconception of humans is that we are born good or evil. However, a much more significant factor other than genes is nurture. Who molded you into who you are today? Was it your parents and your friends? Or is it not a person but an event around you that impacts who you are? In the short story “The Half-Husky”, by Margaret Laurence Harvey was raised by an aunt who did not even want him, this resulted in him becoming a wicked human being, because his aunt raised him so poorly he reflected his behavior on the people around him - like Nanuk. In the novels of the “Grisha trilogy” by Leigh Bardugo, Alina is raised as an orphan and is one of the most powerful Grisha in all of Ravka who is given an opportunity to become a ruler with the
What is it that determines what a person is to become? Is it our genetic makeup or is it our environment – the sum of our experiences that brings our personalities upon us? In the short, loosely autobiographical story; ‘The Half-husky’ the author; Margaret Laurence, gives her say on this. Harvey’s attitude and personality correspond with his environment; Vanessa’s attitude is in tandem with her environment, and Nanuk has both a loving and a savage side. Is this simply his nature or is it the sum of his experiences? Margaret Laurence is suggesting that it is our experiences – the environment we live in – that determine what we are to become.
Buck undertook the mission of learning how to survive in the wild. Buck, a domesticated dog, was stolen and forced into the Klondike. He had to learn how to survive so he adapted by following the law of Club and Fang. He respected
At the beginning of the novel Buck is portrayed as a pampered house-dog who is the head dog at
A quick learner, he adapts well to the sled dog life. His heritage also helped him become accustomed to the harsh Klondike climate. Some difficulties such as sore feet and a voracious appetite set him back at the beginning, but he speedily overcomes them. Buck goes through several masters and many thousands of miles. Along the way, he learns “The Law of Club and Fang”: never challenge a human that has a weapon, and once a fighting dog falls to the ground, roaming huskies quickly destroy it.
In Alaska, Buck is sold to become a sled dog. Intelligent and hard working, he quickly learns to adapt to his new life. He becomes a good sled dog, working as part of the team; he also learns how to protect himself from the miserable cold, burrowing under the snow, and how to find food, stealing if necessary. He also learns he must always be alert, for there are dangers everywhere. Additionally, Buck learns the law of the whip, for if he does not obey the driver or do his fair share of pulling, he will be popped.
One characteristic of a good dog is loyalty. Loyalty is obviously a good characteristic to have in a dog because you want your dog to protect you and be by your side. Pit Bulls are very loyal and faithful dogs. For instance I have a 14-week-old Pit Bull that I am raising now and unlike most puppies that will just run away from you when you walk out side, my dog will walk right next to me even without a leash. He also gets defensive and barks when some one comes to my house or knocks on the door. He barks at the window when people walk by my apartment. He is very protective. Whenever I go to sleep he comes and sleeps right next to me. When he was little and could not jump on the bed he would sit and cry until I brought him up on the bed. Wherever I am sitting in my house he will come sit next to me or lay down by me. Even when I am in the shower he sits outside the shower and waits for me.
In doing so, he creates a character that acts like an animal, but thinks like a man. His humanity is what allows him to survive under the rule of man. He understands his role as being inferior to man, but superior to the other dogs. Buck learns that the men and dogs around him “knew no law but the law of club and fang” (London 15). Therefore, Buck adapts and abides by this law, creating a place for himself in the social hierarchy of the Northland. “The ability to keep his mental strength, even when his physical energy was sapped, is one thing that separates Buck from the other dogs” (Kumin 103). Although all dogs are the heroes in The Call of the Wild, Buck connects the most with the reader. As the story is told through his perspective, the reader empathizes with Buck more than the other dogs. The mental strength that Kumin references in the above quote stems from Buck’s human characteristics. Buck is a character that exemplifies the traits of all men, including Jack London himself. His human spirit makes this connection possible, and creates a bond between Buck and the
The final battle came when the dogs were chasing a snowshoe rabbit with Buck in the lead Spitz went out of his way to snatch the rabbit right before Buck was about to kill it. “Spitz left the pack and cut across a narrow neck of land… Buck did not know of this, and as he rounded the bend the frost wrath of a rabbit still flitting before him,he saw another ad larger frost wraith leap.” (London 41) Buck had no choice but to die or fight back at this point with no humans to intervene they along with other dogs known this was case early on. “At sound of this, the cry of life plunging down from life’s apex in the grip of death, the full pack at Buck’s heels raised a hell’s chorus of delight.”(London 41)
I liked Grogan’s humor and style of the writing and the way of describing the dog’s mood. For instance he used italic fonts to distinguish the dog’s replies or thoughts as if the dog said or thought something. I felt the author believed that a dog could be a central part of the family. This book taught me how to become a good owner of a dog. It is important to recognize that the owners have big responsibility for a dog’s life.
Candy’s dog was shot towards the beginning of the book. The other workers convinced Candy to let him shoot it. The dog was old, smelly, and dragged itself around everywhere it went. I think the dog symbolizes Candy, old, drags himself around, and doesn’t do a lot. I think one of Candy’s fears is that they will realize they are paying him, feeding him, and giving him shelter for not a lot in return, and that they will just get rid of him. I think Steinbeck uses this because in that time they didn’t have giant tractors, they didn’t have the tools we have now so it’s all physical labor. Candy doesn’t have a hand and can’t do a lot of work because he’s old. So the boss might get rid of him, and Candy might be scared of that. According to SparkNotes “In the world Of Mice and Men describes, Candy’s dog represents the fate awaiting anyone who has outlived his or her purpose. Once a fine sheepdog, useful on the ranch, Candy’s mutt is now debilitated by age.” ““Look Candy, this dog just suffers himself all the time”” (Steinbeck 45). So I believe Steinbeck is trying to show that old people aren’t “worth” anything in the 1930’s. That’s why I think Candy and his dog were so connected and why he was so hurt and upset when they killed him. It also shows how I think Steinbeck uses this to show how older people were in the
wolf and very mean. He would bully the other dogs. Buck hated him and one day