Call of The Wild
Characters
Buck- is a dog use to being a natural leader and guard of his home.He was taken to be a sled dog in northern Canada to transport gold for two French man.This act transformed him from a civilized dog to a wild beast.
Spitz- is a unfair leader who is very aggressive towards the sled dogs but especially Buck.He attacks Buck and was eventually killed by Buck.
Sol-leks- is a old wise dog that lead by example.He was kind of a aggressive dog but did not pick fights. He died.
Perrault- is one of the men who bought Buck and took him up north to make him part of his sled team to transport gold.He sold Buck and never saw him again
Francois- is one of the men who bought Buck and took him up north to make him part of his sled team to transport gold. He sold Buck and never saw him again.
Figurative language
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Every cell is tired
Dead tired
The hurricanes ran down the field like a frieght train.
They're weak as water.
Buck laughed, as dogs laughed.
In the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley.
Metaphor
You poor devil.
I spik true w'en I say dat Buck two devils.
Idiom
The call of the wild
Idiom
It was heart-breaking, only Bucks heart was unbreakable.
Trouble is brewing.
Plot
Exposition
Thorton- is the man who saved Buck from being beaten to death. He died.
Your friend is on fire
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Resolution
Nig- is one of John Thorton's dogs.
The man in the red sweater- is the man who taught Buck and other dogs that man and club have power over the dogs.
Dave- was part of the dog sled team who showed the amount of the perseverance they had before he died.
Skeet- one of Thorton's other dog.
Judge Miller- Buck's original owner.
A civilized dog who had a great life at his owners hose, Judge Millers, when he was sold to Canadian gold searchers in Northern Canada.
Buck learns to live on the land, is underfed, and is abused. He eventually becomes a leader of the sled team.
Thorton saved Buck from being beaten to death.
Buck is set free and joins a wolf pack were he ends up leading the pack.
Thoton and Buck create a strong bond and it keeps getting stronger when Thorton dies.
Curly- is the friend of Buck that helped him realized its survival of the fittest when she died.
Theme
Competition- was shown by the dogs when they would compete to keep and steal their rations. Also, when Buck was still with Francois and Perrault, Spitz and Buck would compete to be leader.
Friendship- was shown by Thorton to Buck when and after he saved Buck.
Suffering- was shown by the dogs being underfed and beaten.
Perseverance- was shown by the sled dogs specifically Dave, the dog who died trying to be in the traces. He gave everything he had to get his spot in the traces.
Defeat- was shown when Buck killed Spitz, the strong fierce leader of the dogs, and became leader.
Charels/Hal/Mercades- are owners of Buck and the sled team before they met Thorton.