Foreshadowing In The Call Of The Wild

Call of the Wild is a book by the author Jack London about a dog who goes from being a tame, inside dog in California to a hard-working sled dog in Alaska. This happens because of him being a large dog, perfect for pulling sleds over the White Pass Trail.He is stolen from his loving owner and shipped to the almost Arctic land. The setting changes Buck in many ways, and his muscles get leaner as he learns to survive in the freezing, snowy land. He not only has to survive, but he has to compete with the other dogs for food and power.

In my opinion, Call of the Wild was an amazing book to read. I enjoyed the many twists and turns that the story took. Chapter one started off uneventfully but suddenly took an unexpected turn. I hated the scenes

where Buck was getting beaten and loved the part where Buck experiences snow. This sudden change affects the setting and triggers the changes happening to Buck from then on. His body is not used to the extreme conditions of the Alaskan wilderness, nor is it used to being a sled dog. The setting change is probably the most important part to the book. Without it, Buck would not change much.

The second chapter was very violent as the huskies killed Curly, but this also presents the conflict of the story.

Spitz laughs and Buck is determined to kill him. This chapter also shows a hint of foreshadowing as it gives hints that Buck will succeed in killing Spitz. The third chapter contains the solution to this conflict since Buck finally kills Spitz and takes his spot as leader. The scenes in this chapter are excellent and well

written.

Chapter four made me feel extremely emotional after Perrault and Francois left Buck’s life and he was handed off to the mail train. Even though Buck’s body had become tough over the past three chapters, he was exhausted and wasn’t ready to pull a bigger sled yet. This chapter was not as exciting as the rest. I felt that chapter five was the worst out of all of the chapters because of the team’s new inexperienced owners. This chapter started to get better at the end as John Thornton saved Buck’s life.

Chapter six was the best chapter in the Call of the Wild.It brings with it a major plot twist since Buck is no longer with the sled team.

I think that John Thornton was the best human character in the book. He was kind, caring, and truly loved Buck. Chapter seven was definitely not the best. As soon as Buck and the reader got used to John Thornton, he was murdered. This was not a good way to end the book and if I was the author, I would have changed or left out the ending.

The changes happening to Buck represent part of the theme of the book. Buck goes from a soft domesticated dog to a wild pack leader. After he is rescued, he returns to being a pet to John Thornton. However, he feels the call of the wild once again and joins the wolves after his owners are killed. It is a cycle that shows that Buck will belong to the wild for now. This is one example of how Buck has changed dramatically throughout the story.

One character is introduced in the movie but not in the book. Charlie is a man who John Thornton meets first on the boat to Skagway and then again on the journey to Dawson. One reason that Charlie was probably not introduced in the book due to John Thornton already having two friends with him. Also, the main character of the book is Buck, but the main character of the movie is John Thornton. Buck was not rescued by Charlie, and Charlie owned no sled dogs so there was almost no chance of Buck meeting

Charlie.

The scenes described throughout the book were all magnificently written. Chapters one and two were not as exciting as the rest, but they were still enjoyable.Chapters three through seven were more enjoyable. In my opinion, chapter six was the best. Even though I feel that the ending of Call of the Wild should have been changed, I think it was a fantastic book.