Buck's Transformation In The Call Of The Wild

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In the intriguing classic, The Call of the Wild, Jack London writes in anthropomorphism telling the bare truth that survivors are those who adapt to changing circumstances during the Klondike Gold Rush. As the book evolves Buck matures and does have to adapt from his old ways so that he can survive. In the beginning Buck was a pampered half St. Bernard and half Scottish mix from Santa Clara Valley and quickly learns that sled dogs have to fight to survive. When Buck watches his fellow companion Curly die because another husky rips her to pieces he learns the “law of the club.” Also, Buck starts developing his dog instincts as he sacrifices his life for his owner John Thornton.
First, Buck lived in a huge house and then one day his owner loses

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