COW Chapter 5
Bucks three inexperienced and incompetent owners
Who are Hal, Charles, and Mercedes?
The bet that establishes Buck's reputation as a powerful sled dog.
What is pulling a 1,000-pound sled for a 100 yards?
Buck considers this the noblest game of all.
What is man?
Definition: the strong feeling of support or allegiance.
What is loyalty?
The man who saves Buck's life and becomes his beloved master.
Who is John Thornton?
The team was DETERMINED to go where and for what purpose
What is Dawson City in search of Gold?
The traumatic event that proved Buck's ultimate loyalty by risking his life to save John Thornton from this force of nature.
What is the rushing river?
Buck's growing connection to this symbolizes his complete return to his ancestral roots.
What is the wolf pack?
Definition: unnecessary or exceeding what is sufficient.
What is superfluous?
Buck's increasing defiance against humans and his awareness of his own power reflect this theme in the novel.
What is the call of the wild?
The significance of the weather in Chapter 5
What is the change from winter to spring causes the ice/snow to melt?
Thornton's fairness and care help Buck regain this quality that was lost under previous cruel owners.
What is trust in humans?
Buck severs his ties with humanity.
Definition: adapted to live with humans and provide them with resources
What is domesticated?
This event ultimately leads to Buck being the only survivor thus severing his ties to humanity.
What is a the attack of the Yeehats?
This moment is a turning point when Buck refuses to obey a command from Hal.
What is when Buck refuses to continue pulling the sled over the thin ice?
Buck defies danger and exhaustion to protect Thornton, showing this core quality of his character.
What is loyalty?
The Yeehat Indians come to refer Buck as this type of legendary figure in the wilderness.
What is the Ghost Dog or spirit leader of the wolves?
Definition: an event cause great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
What is calamity?
This event is considered the climax of the novel.
What is when John Thornton saves Buck just before Hal and other sled dogs fall into the icy river and die?
The downfall of Hal, Charles, and Mercedes represents this theme about the dangers of incompetence in the wilderness.
The Mastodon king and old-time comrade that lent John Thornton money to participate in the bet.
Who is Jim O'Brien
The wilderness in Chapter 7 represent this concept, which contrasts with the human world Buck leaves behind.
What is freedom or primal instinct?
Definition: exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work
What is malinger?
John Thorntons death occurs during this part of plot in the novel.
What is resolution?