Quotes From The Call Of The Wild

In the book The Call of the Wild by Jack London, the main character Buck, learns many good lessons adapting to his new life. The lessons Buck learns are many of the main themes in the book. A few of the themes state that learning from experience may be better than being taught directly. Another is that when a creature is released back to the wild, they will go back to their old ways as a wild animal. Lastly, if you are putting someone in the wild to survive, they will need to adapt to the changing circumstances around them.

“He was beaten (he knew that); but he was not broken. He saw once for all, he stood no chance against a man with a club.” This quote is from page 11. This is an example of the theme, experience is the greatest teacher. Buck learned a lot from experience in the book rather than being taught directly. He learned how to steal, how to defend himself, and most importantly, how to be a sled dog. This is an important quote because a lot of Bucks new life is learned from experience. He watches what the other dogs do and fights for his spot on the team.

Another important theme from The Call of the Wild is that wild creatures can never truly be tamed.

“In a flash Buck knew. The time had come. It was to the death” This quote is on page 42. When Buck returns to the wild, he goes back to his old ancient dog ways, only wanting to survive. Another example is when Buck wears down and follows the moose for four days before killing it. Both of these examples are showing that Buck went back to his old ways while connecting with his ancient savage

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Survivors are those who adapt to changing circumstances. This is another main theme in Jack London’s The Call of the Wild. One example from page 115 is “The wolves swung in behind, yelping in chorus. And Buck ran with them, side by side with the wild brother, yelping as he ran.” This quote shows that in order to survive, Buck had to adapt to his new life with the wolves. Buck goes on to live with the wolves and adapt to his new life in the wild.

In the book The Call of the Wild, there are many good themes that show and explain good lessons. Many of the themes are a main part of Buck learning and living in his new life. He learns how to watch others and learn from experience, he learns how to fight for himself and also how to adapt to the changing circumstances in his new ways of life.