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Throughout the novel Call of the Wild, readers become aware of innate characteristics of savagery that emerge in Buck and other dogs. From the very start, Buck's true nature appears while traveling on the train. Buck refuses to eat and drink while making belligerent attempts to break out of his cage. After arriving in Seattle, Buck immediately attacks the man who opens his cage, in return receiving a strike from the club. Buck abruptly learns the role of the club as this object leaves an indelible fear within his mind. Every man for himself is the basic theme of survival which Buck experiences first hand while watching Curly and Spitz brawl. Curly nonchalantly walked towards Spitz's grounds and without warning Spitz attacked. Spitz knocked Curly down and huskies came swarming in like vultures trying to rip her apart. There are no rules of fairness in the world of dominance. "Kill or be killed, eat or be eaten, was the law; and this mandate, down out of the depths of time he obeyed." One survival skills that Buck quickly catches onto is a sleeping habit that helps keep the body warm during the harsh, cold winter nights by making a deep whole.
Approximate Word count = 634
Approximate Pages = 2.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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