The Call of the Wild’ by J. London
Mid-term assignment
American Literature
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How does Buck’s life change? How does the change affect him physically and spiritually? ( ‘The Call of the Wild’ by J. London – chapter 1)
It will be a shortage if we do not mention about Jack London when talking about the American literature. In 1903, with the publication of The Call of the Wild the author was well-known all over the world. The novel is about the myth of the hero and the return to the life source which are around a dog named Buck. The dog first lived comfortably in the Santa Clara Valley and then became a good transferred among various owners; he experienced a terrible life in a train. That point is described in detail in the first chapter of the famous novel. In this chapter, J. London tells readers the changes in Buck’ life and how the changes affect him physically and spiritually. Buck’s life in the Santa Clara Valley with his owners, Judge Miller is totally different from his life with cruel people after that. First of all, it is different in the living condition. Buck lived in a big house and he lived comfortably as if he had been one of the owners. However, having been bought by bad and violent people, Buck was confined in dog-kennels and had a terrible period of time. Further more, the way people treated him changes too. In that big house with Judge Miller, he was considered as a important dog. Being different from the other dogs living in the house, Buck seemed to be allowed to do any thing he would like such as jumping into the swimming tank, hunting with the Judge's sons or laying before the roaring library fire on wintry nights. While the other dog were confined in the populous kennels, or lived obscurely in the recesses of the house. But everything changed; after being sold, Buck was treated violently by the people in red and many various people. They confined Buck in dog-kennels and used a bludgeon to hit him; besides, he was ridiculed by someone who working in
American Literature
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How does Buck’s life change? How does the change affect him physically and spiritually? ( ‘The Call of the Wild’ by J. London – chapter 1)
It will be a shortage if we do not mention about Jack London when talking about the American literature. In 1903, with the publication of The Call of the Wild the author was well-known all over the world. The novel is about the myth of the hero and the return to the life source which are around a dog named Buck. The dog first lived comfortably in the Santa Clara Valley and then became a good transferred among various owners; he experienced a terrible life in a train. That point is described in detail in the first chapter of the famous novel. In this chapter, J. London tells readers the changes in Buck’ life and how the changes affect him physically and spiritually. Buck’s life in the Santa Clara Valley with his owners, Judge Miller is totally different from his life with cruel people after that. First of all, it is different in the living condition. Buck lived in a big house and he lived comfortably as if he had been one of the owners. However, having been bought by bad and violent people, Buck was confined in dog-kennels and had a terrible period of time. Further more, the way people treated him changes too. In that big house with Judge Miller, he was considered as a important dog. Being different from the other dogs living in the house, Buck seemed to be allowed to do any thing he would like such as jumping into the swimming tank, hunting with the Judge's sons or laying before the roaring library fire on wintry nights. While the other dog were confined in the populous kennels, or lived obscurely in the recesses of the house. But everything changed; after being sold, Buck was treated violently by the people in red and many various people. They confined Buck in dog-kennels and used a bludgeon to hit him; besides, he was ridiculed by someone who working in