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Buck's first masters were experienced, yet cruel. The second were inexperienced and cruel. And finally, in John Thornton, his last master, Buck finds not only happiness, but also love. He says"Love, genuine passionate love, was his for the first time (143)." In this quote, Buck says he loves JT, and later he explains that this love is the only thing keeping him from going wild, and embracing his primordial nature.
— Jun 04, 2013 05:57PM
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Buck's fight with Spitz is thus far the most interesting part of the book. London foreshadows their inevitable conflict during their first encounter. London portrays Spitz as an unreasonably cruel leader, and Buck thinks himself above Spitz's dominating ways. As their rivalry reaches a climax, Buck begins to subvert Spitz's authority, and a fight seems inevitable. There seems to be a darwinian aspect to this rivalry.
— May 30, 2013 07:23AM
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Buck seems to be adjusting very fast to his new and harsh lifestyle. Curly's death seems to be the turning point in which Buck realizes the savagery that encompasses the region. At first, only the men seemed savage, but with Curly's death, Buck learns that the dogs are as well. He then realizes that in order to survive, he must give up his domesticated ways, and revert to his ancestral nature; primal and fierce.
— May 30, 2013 07:16AM
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The most unique part of this story is that it is narrated by a dog. Most books with non-human narrators don't explore such human themes (justice, separation). Because of the complex nature of the themes, Buck seems more human than dog, and is strangely easy to empathize and connect with.
— May 17, 2013 03:13AM
