Wild Instinct In The Call Of The Wild

In the novella Call of the Wild, by Jack London the theme of the story is the power of instinct. In the text it states, “ The blood-longing became stronger than ever before he was a killer, a thing that preyed, living on the things that lived, unaided, alone, by virtue of his own strength.” (London, page 48). This shows that Buck is Starting to use his domesticity and wild instinct while in the forest. Buck is starting to hunt his own food and only eat the food he has hunted. Additionally, Buck kills a moose and a black bear, which shows how brave and strong he is. Buck has grown strong from all of his cruel masters that have beaten him and hurt him. Furthermore, in the story it states”... suddenly his head would lift up and his ears cock