The Transformation of Buck
Events
Characters
Plot Design
Conflict
100
Who causes the first transformation Buck experiences.
The man with the red sweater.
100
In the first chapter what happens to Buck that separates him from domestic life
What is the event where Manuel stole Buck and sold him to pay off loan sharks.
100
Who is Mercedes
A female character that travels with Hal and Charles, who is unexperienced in the ways of the wild.
100
In the plot rollercoaster, what is the "set-up".
The set-up in the book is when Buck gets stollen
100
Person Vs. Person conflict that wins Buck leadership.
Spitz VS. Buck
200
How does the man with the red sweater introduce Buck to the Law of Club and Fang
He beat Buck with a Club 11 times.
200
What is the event that Buck first meets wild creatures in the Yukon.
The wild huskies attack.
200
Who are Francois and Perrault
Francois and Perrault are government couriers who buy Buck from the man in the red sweater.
200
In the plot rollercoaster, what is the Inciting Incident.
The man with the red sweater.
200
Person VS. Nature Conflict that involves 3 people and "To many dogs"
Hal, Mercedes, and Charles with their team of dogs VS. the trip to Dawson.
300
How is stealing important to the law of club and fang.
It helps one fend for themselves.
300
How does Buck gain leadership?
Buck and Spits's Showdown.
300
Who is Judge Miller
Judge Miller is Buck original owner who appears for a short time in the beginning of the book.
300
What is the rising action in the story.
The rising action could be anything included in Buck's transformation to the wilderness.
300
John Thornton VS. Nature that involves water.
John falls in the river and has trouble swimming out.
400
After Buck kills Spitz, what title does he gain that he DOES NOT want to give up.
Leader.
400
What is the result of the Yeehats attack.
Buck must fend for himself and join the wolves.
400
The man who saves Buck's life from Mercedes and friends and gains ownership of Buck.
Who is John Thornton
400
What is the Climax of this book.
The climax could either be when Buck kills Spitz, or when Buck is almost beaten to death by Hal.
400
Person VS. Person in which John Thornton dies.
The attack of the Yeehats.
500
Buck's transformation is finally complete when he...
Runs off into the wild with the pack of other wolves.
500
What are the two ways that Buck helped John Thornton on the trip.
1. He saved John's life in the river. 2. He earned John 1600 dollars for John Thornton's debt.
500
Who is Matthewson
Matthewson is the man who bets against John Thornton in Dawson on the terms that Buck couldn't pull 1000 pound of flour
500
What is the resolution.
The resolution is when he avenges John Thornton's death and Joins the wild pack of wolves.
500
Buck VS. Society.
Buck's transformation from domestic life to wild life.