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Buck's Challenges (Chapter 4 Buck vs. Man (External) (Chapter 5: Buck…

- - - - Chapter 7: Buck vs. The Call of the Wild (Internal)
        
        Chapter 7: Buck vs. The Yeehats (External)
        
        Description: At the end of chapter 7, Buck returns from the wild to find the rest of his pack and Thornton dead. He discovers that the Yeehats were responsible for this and mourns their death.
        How He Overcomes It: Buck overcomes this conflict by mourning and then going back into the wild to join the wolves.
        
        Description: Buck starts to hear/feel a call from the wild. He starts to become wild and savage-like. Hunting wild animals and spending days in the wild.
        How He Overcomes It: Buck overcomes this conflict by spending time in the wild and satisfying this calling.
      - Description: Buck and John Thornton start to form a bond between each other. A bond that Buck has never had before with a human. Buck would do anything for Thornton, however, he still wants to be the “leader” of the wild.
        How He Overcomes It: Buck overcomes this conflict by reminding himself that he is dedicated to Thornton and would do anything for him which suppresses his need/want to be the “leader” of the wild.
- - - - Chapter 1: Man in the red sweater vs. Buck (External Conflict)
        
        Description: Buck gets of a train in Seattle and is brought to a man in a red sweater. Buck is extremely angry and wants control so he leaps and attacks the man in the red sweater as soon as he is taken out of the cage. However, the man is prepared with a club and hits Buck over and over as Buck tries to attack him. After many hits, Bucks falls to the ground unable to attack the man anymore and listens to the man.
        How He Overcomes It: Buck overcomes this conflict by changing and deciding to put man in control. He knows he will only survive by doing this and changing.
      - Description: It’s Buck first day as a sled dog and he witnesses the death of Curly. Curly is attacked first by a husky dog who rips open his throat, then by a group of dogs who continue to shred him apart. This causes Buck a great deal of discomfort as he has nightmares that night about Curly’s death.
        How He Overcomes It: Buck overcomes this conflict by essentially learning from Curly’s mistakes. He becomes stronger and does not allow himself to become as vulnerable as Curly.