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Characters and Conflicts
Main Events
Turning Points
Transformation of characters
Meanings
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Describe Buck's personality in the beginning of the story.
He a Southland dog that expects everything to be given to him. Buck was the alpha male that was very dependent upon the Judge family.
100
Why do the other dogs take Buck's food?
The other dogs take Buck's food because they are desperate for food and he wanted to show his authority over Buck.
100
What is the turning that makes Buck fight Spitz?
The turning point was when Buck and Spitz were chasing the rabbit and Spitz cheated by taking a short cut.
100
How did Buck change throughout the book?
Buck changes from a Southland dog who is pampered to a fierce beastly dog that protected himself. He learned the ways of the North very quickly and as a result became a wolf-like beast.
100
What is the meaning of the name call of the wild?
The name means Buck listen to his wolf nature and become his true self.
200
What are three of Manuel's traits based on the beginning of the story ?
Some of the traits that describe Manuel are untruthful, addictive and desperate.
200
Why is Buck so afraid while sleeping in the snow? Why did Buck feel trapped there?
Buck was so afraid of sleeping in the snow because he felt trapped and he hadn't felt this feeling before so he didn't know how to cope with it. Buck felt trapped because he knew there was no way of escaping this frozen wasteland. Even though he could escape this frozen bed he could not escape the alaskan wilderness.
200
Why does Curly get killed?
Curly gets killed because she can't defend herself and doesn't know the laws of club and fang.
200
How does Spitz change on the way back from Dawson?
Spitz changes on the way back form Dawson by not really leading the team, but just wanting the leadership.
200
Why did the author have the dogs die with Mercedes and Hal?
The author chose this because it showed how stubborn the leaders were. You need to loose your dignity in order to survive in this wilderness.
300
What are five characteristics of Hal and Mercedes?
Stubborn Conceded Uneducated Careless Emotional
300
Do you think Buck pulled the 1000 pounds of flour because he knew he was helping John or do you think he did it because that is what he is trained to do? Why?
Both. This is because without Buck knowing this was his job he wouldn't have even tried to pull the flour but, at the same time he pulled even harder because he knew he was helping John.
300
Why does Hal and Mercedes die?
They die because they cross the Alaskan wilderness in the spring, the ice was melting and cracked underneath them.
300
What is the resembalence between the Yeehats murdering John and Buck murdering Spitz?
The similarity is the reasoning behind the killing. They both killed because they wanted power.
400
What impact does Perrault and Francois have on the story?
they make it able for Buck to surivive in the wildness.
400
How did Buck save John Thornton from the river?
Buck saved John by pulling him from the freezing river and swimming against the rapids.
400
How does John Thornton change throughout the story?
At the beginning John Thornton loves Buck very much and treats him like an equal. At the end his love becomes more distant.
500
Why do the Yeehats kill John and his men?
The Yeehats decide to murder them because they are trying to protect their land. The Yeehats are the natives in that land and want to keep their land.
500
What happens after John Thornton dies?
After John dies Buck joins the wolf pack and becomes his true self.
500
What was the mean of Buck chasing the rabbit, in other words what did the rabbit signify?
The rabbit signified the old Buck verses the new one. Buck was chasing the dependency out of himself. A rabbit is helpless and afraid and at this point in the story Buck was no longer afraid. He was ready to take wilderness by the horns.