Character Analysis: The Call Of The Wild

Optimistic: op·ti·mis·tic - adjective - to be hopeful and confident about the future. Being optimistic can be extremely difficult when you’re taken away from a happy life, and forced into situations that make him pessimistic about the future,just like Buck did. My dad was taken away from a happy life, going through tons of traumatic situations while being forced to grow up at the same time. Although Buck and my dad went through different situations, they still felt trapped and unhappy at one point in life. Perseverance is a life skill and everyone goes through tough situations everyday, it’s the way you handle them that shows true characterization.

In The Call Of The Wild Buck was taken away from his happy life, and put into situations that make it difficult to persevere and stay optimistic. When Buck’s friend Curly died he learned that people, even his closest friends will be gone eventually. In the beginning of the book when Buck got beat by the man in the red sweater he felt even more trapped and unable to persevere after realizing that his life was never going to be the same anymore. After Buck's first

friend and loving owner died he couldn’t help but feel like it was his job to protect John and he failed at that. Even though he went through so many hard times, Buck finally felt free and at home with the wolves and managed to persevere through all the hardship he had gone through.

In contrast to Buck, my dad went through a ton of traumatic situations while being forced to grow up at the same time. One thing that really gave him a struggle was the fact that his mom was never home, she was always working extra hours to help the family get by. His brothers and sisters had to look after him every day and he had to remain humble and patient and learn to let things happen on their own. While growing up he had 6 brothers and 3 sisters. This taught him how important family is, even through all the difficulties thrown at him. Months after being injured in a car crash his father died, my dad was only a pre teen. This forced him to grow up faster at an extremely young age. He also had to face extreme challenges growing up without his dad, making him do worse in school for a long time, and lose interest in the things he loved.

Although Buck and my dad went through different situations and struggles, they still felt trapped and alone at one point in their life.

When my dad’s father died he lost interest in everything he loved and everything he wanted to be in life. Buck can relate to this at the point in the story where everything went wrong in his life and he had no reason to stay positive but he still managed to do it and get through. In the beginning of the story when Buck got sold he had to adapt to the new life and get by with what he had in that time. This relates to my dad’s struggles since he grew up in poverty and he had to change his life due to the things he didn’t have, but he should have had if he had a stable household. Remaining calm when things get tough can be hard on some people, but somehow my dad and Buck both did it when things got

difficult.

Perseverance and staying optimistic when things get rough are traits that show true characterization. Giving up is not an option and eventually everyone has to handle life in it’s worst part. While my Buck and my dad went through different situations, they still felt alone and trapped into someone they didn’t want to be at one point in life. Everyone has different emotions and reactions to difficult situations, just like Buck and my dad. They both went through traumatic situations and handled them differently. After getting a feel of how my dad and Buck both felt at this point in their life, i’ve realized that everyone has to persevere at some point in their life. The way you handle it shows who you are as a person, even if there is no real reason to keep going.