Call Of The Wild Character Analysis

In the novel Call of the Wild by Jack London, the main character Buck goes through a behavioral change throughout his journey in the Klondike. Bucks change of attitude and behavior in the novel is what makes up Bucks call of the wild. Throughout the novel from the point when Buck is taken away from his home at Santa Clara Valley, California to when John Thornton's camp is attacked, Buck is trying to reach his wild side of his life and at the same time leave his domesticated life behind in the past. Throughout each chapter, Buck’s behavior changes and while Buck is losing his domestic traits which he had while living with Judge Miller, Buck gains wild-like traits.
In Bucks journey across the Yukon, Buck slowly transforms from being a domesticated dog, into a beastly dog. The transformation of Buck turning beast-like is Bucks “call of the wild”. Throughout Call of the Wild, each chapter has its own meaning regarding Bucks transformation from domestic to wild. For
Before meeting Thornton, Buck was on the verge of death because Hal, Mercedes, and Charles were novice explorers and did not know how to properly take care of the dog leaving their best dog, Buck dying from hunger and becoming weaker by the minute. Out of all the owners Buck has had throughout his life excluding Judge Miller, Thornton was the one Buck was the most loyal to. Thornton and Buck had such a strong bond with each other which kept Buck from losing some of his domestic qualities. Thornton was an important character in this novel because he was the last thing which was stopping Buck from becoming fully wild. When Buck comes back to the base camp where Thornton and his men are killed by the Yeehat tribe, Buck can finally reach his call of the wild. With Buck finally obtaining his call of the wild, he leaves all of his domestic qualities behind leaving him to be free in the wild just like his ancestors