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What did you say your name was?
Theme Party
You mean I have to read that book?
Oh ... So that's what it means!
But I can't remember what I had for dinner
100
Good-natured and inquisitive
Curly
100
To Control
What is Mastery
100
An example for all four themes (explain)
What is the law of club and fang; master or be mastered; mercy is always considered a weakness
100
Buck's inner conflict
What is John Thornton vs. the wild
100
Causes all of the trouble for Buck (explain how)
What is Manuel; since he is a gambling man, he steals and sells Buck to support both his habit and family
200
Malignant
What is Spitz
200
Natural habits carried over from ancestors
What are primitive instincts
200
The man in the red sweater (what theme is this an example of ... identify three more examples)
What is mastery
200
The Call of the Wild
What is Buck's desire to enter the wild
200
Start of the rivalry
What is Spitz laughing during Curly's death before joining in
300
Vigorous until the end
Dave
300
The willingness to do whatever it takes to survive
What are the laws of the wilderness
300
Buck hunting the moose (what theme does this example go to ... identify three more)
What are primitive instincts
300
"Old longings nomadic leap, Chafing at custom's chain; Again from its brumal sleep Wakens the ferine strain."
What is foreshadowing of Buck's inner struggle; through his experiences in the wild, Buck's inner primordial self wakens and he abandons his old life
300
Initial step in Buck's transformation
What is the killing of Spitz
400
Wise
What is Sol-leks
400
Although a unit, everyone has a specific and meaningful role
What is individual in a group
400
Curly being conquered by the pack of wolves (what theme does this example go to ...identify three more examples)
What is individual in a group
400
The huskies howling in unison (what technique does this illustrate and how?)
What is naturalism; the song of the huskies goes beyond reality and shows animals confronting and adapting to a dark and new environment; it also demonstrates the psychological and evolutionary influences that are behind decision making
400
True adoration
What is Buck pulling the 1000 pound sled for John Thornton
500
Experienced, compassionate, and adored
What is John Thornton
500
Evolution (explain)
What is the vision of the hairy man
500
Mercy is always a sign of weakness (what theme does this example belong to ... identify three more examples)
What are the laws of the wilderness
500
Buck, the soldier, and the artist (significance?)
What is parallelism; all three have a purpose and are leaders of their own destiny
500
The pivotal moment in Buck's transformation
What is the killing of a human when he attacked the Yeehats