The Call of the Wild

1- What details show that Buck is a leader?

• The details show that buck is a leader is " He was willing to wait for just the right moment to take Spitz's place as leader. He want to be a leader, because it was his nature.

2-How would you describe Buck's life in the Beginning of the story, in the middle, and in the end.

• In the beginning of the story buck went to different owner, in the middle of the story he went to ice place where he never went before, in the end of the story he made his kill.
  

3-How has Buck's character change throughout the story?

• Throughout the story buck change his experiences in more powerful and strong ways. for instance, he is defending himself into " kill-or-be-killed".
  

4- External conflict is a struggle between the main character and others. Internal conflict is a struggle within the main character. What type of conflict has Buck faced in the story- internal or external? How do you know?

• Internal conflict, because he has to face with nature.
  

5- What do you think "he was beaten... but he was not broken" means?

• This means buck has been beaten repeatedly by one of his kidnappers. This incident is Buck's introduction to a new way of life, vastly different from the pampered existence that he led in the Santa Clara Valley.

6- What did the man in the red sweater teach Buck?

• The man in the red sweater teach buck that be a good dog and all will go well. and be a bad dog he will beat severely.
  

7- From which point of view is this story told? How does this help us-readers?

• The narrator is first-person-omniscient. He talks as if he was inside bucks head during those hard times, recalling the memories.

8- Contrast Buck's new surroundings with his surroundings at Judge Miller's place.

• When Buck live with judge miller he live like a rich dog and had a good life.but how he have to hunt by himself in cold weathers.
  

9- How do Buck's new owners compare to the man in the red sweater?

• Buck's new owners say what a bully dog and say how much .
  

10- How would you describe Buck as he is towards the end of the story?

• He became leader and doing the thing that he is not realizing if it's bad or good, because he is following his master by defeating himself.

11- Describe some major hardships faced by the dogs and men in the story.

• when the dogs were going to the hundred miles of trail between him and Dawson it was painfully for the dogs and the water was freeze.it cold snap was on, and it fell to fifty degrees below zero. each time he broke through the man have to build a fire and dry his clothes to save his own life.

12- In what ways does Buck challenge Spitz?

• buck challenges Spitz for the rabbit. This begins their fight to the death

13- What event makes the conflict between Buck and Spitz turn into "war"?

• The revolt led by buck had destroyed and unity of the team, because of that they are no longer working together. they stated to hate each other by staring war.
  

14- Compare the way Spitz first treated Buck with the way Buck is treating Spitz in the end of the story.

• Spitz even goes out of his way to bully Buck and and buck does the same thing to Spitz.
  

15- What qualities help Buck become the leader of the dogsled team?

• I think his teams qualities help buck become leader of the dogsled.
  

16- What do you think the Call of the Wild means?

• i think it means that he learns how to survive in the wild because he is forced to.

17- Where in the story do you think Buck feels "the call of the wild"? Give examples to support your answer.

• I think in page 390 buck feels the call of the wild. Because buck was mad on Spitz.
  

18- What is the theme of the story?

• There are many themes in The Call of the Wild. One that I would suggest is survival of the fittest. There are many references in the book about that theme, especially when Buck is first learning about behavior in the sled team