"Call of the Wild" does have a movie. More than one movie as long as I know, there are different versions developed in different years. I haven't seen any of them and I can't really predict if they're good or make an opinion about them. I do believe the book could make a great movie if the plot is modified a bit. I say this because in my opinion there's not THAT much of a plot for a movie to be completely based on it. Actually I think the true essence of the book, and what makes it that special isn´t the plot but the way the author tells the story. The way Jack London writes and use imagery to make us feel the story in all ways is admirable. The book is also too short for a movie. This is another reason events should be added or extended. Probably, this is what the many movies of this book have done.
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![]() I think there are many themes in the story depending on how you interpret it, but I believe there are two main general themes. The first one would be that we all change and get experience as time passes by. We aren't the same person we were years ago because of the things we've learned and have gone through. Throughout the story Buck had to deal with terrible experiences and this is what shaped him to become what he's now. The second theme: What doesn´t kill you makes you stronger. This is literally what happened to Buck in many parts of the story. He had been close to death caused by several things like bad treatment, starvation, tiredness, fighting with other dogs or humans, etc. Buck started as a proud pet in a wonderful home and ended up as a creature way stronger and fierce than both, dogs and wolves living in the wild. Buck completely changed his life to be the strongest of them all. To be honest, I wasn´t liking the book at the beginning. I believe it is too overly descriptive for my taste. I couldn´t find a plot in this story and found it too repetitive without going anywhere. The same "Buck's new owner" story and the lessons he learned that lead to the same thing: Life's is about being killed or killing to be able to survive and the law of "Claw and Fang." It was after I finished the book, when I realized how much Buck changed physically and mentally through time. The last chapter, in which the tragedy strikes, Buck's pain is what lead him to his new transformation and revelation. He's literally described not as a dog or a wolf, but as a monster who's somehow none of these two. Buck's a new level of predator. When the only thing that tied him to the human world and kept him from going all wild is taken away from him, he breaks the law of "Claw and Fang." He now domains humans, dogs, and at last, he's accepted by the wolves and joins their "Call of the Wild." I really enjoyed the way this book came to an end, and I believe this ending is what makes it a great book.
The title "Call of the Wild" is referring to the howling of wolves. At the end of the book, Buck hears the howling of wolves, refers to it as call of the wild, and searches for it. When he founds the howling wolf, he experiences freedom and wildness in the forest. Buck loves this freedom as he loves John Thornton. As the story passes, Buck seems to be connecting little by little to his wild side, and at the end of the book, he seems to be stronger and more connected to the forest than ever. Buck always wanted to discover this side of him just as his antecesors, and so he did.
![]() John Thornton, Buck's brand-new owner, is different from other people. He's peaceful, caring, and Buck adores him for saving his life. I believe this is the first time throughout the book that Buck is happy and feels loved in a special way. During chapter 6, Buck learns about loyalty and something more than just the law of "club and fang." John and Buck create a new bond in which both appreciate and cares for one another. Buck loves John so much, he's afraid of losing him like his past owners. Since Thornton saved Buck's life, Buck has been always aware of him and has returned the favor several times. This is the only part in the book where Buck learns and gets stronger without need of hitting or suffering. ![]() In one of the book chapters, Buck and his group had to deal with extreme conditions and wrong caring. Even though some of his mates couldn´t do it, Buck was yet the strongest dog who wouldn´t give up. Buck was weak, really tired and the way the author describes it, almost dying. After many days, Buck and his mates would keep pulling a heavy slide without resting nor eating. The reason they didn't eat was because there was few food for such a big amount of dogs. The owners of course had no experience with dogs, so the poor dogs were mistreated without thye owners actually releasing it. One day, Buck just couldn´t do it anymore and fell down in exhaustion. One of the owners started to hit him for him to get up, but Buck couldn't. Buck was dying and he knew it, he wasn´t even able to feel the hitting of the club. Suddenly a man appeared and stood up for Buck. He defended him and stopped the owner from hitting him once more. That's when Buck realized that this could mean the starting of a new loving relationship with a human. Since Spitz died, I thought Buck's life was going to be easier, but it is not. Spitz was only one of many other obstacles in Buck's adventure. After the big fight with his biggest enemy, Buck now has to deal with many other things. In one of the book chapters, Buck deals with extreme hunger and exhaustation because of the wrong caring of his new owners. Buck and the group get sick, weak, and extremely tired. Some dogs of the group actually died. Poor Buck now has to live in extreme torture with the wrong caring.
![]() I´ve read until chapter 4. We can all agree now that Buck is the main character and the protagonist in the story. Buck has faced so many challenges that have helped him adapt to his new though life. One of this challenges is a dog named Spitz. Spitz seems to be the villain and trouble-maker in Buck's life. Before Buck became part of his new life with his dog and human companions, Spitz has always been the terrifying leader everyone is afraid of. Through the chapter, Spitz seems to notice how fast Buck is adapting to his new life and this seems to intimidate him. Since the beginning, Spitz has been bothering Buck and provoking him, but Buck ignores and avoids trouble with him. As time passes, Buck gets kind of tired of and annoyed by Spitz, and he starts having some fights with him. Buck starts to visualize himself as the new leader and his willing to achieve it. After some fights against Spitz, Buck and his dog companions start realizing that Spitz isn't as scary and intimidating as they thought. And this causes them all to join Buck and rebel against Spitz. In one of these fights, both, Spitz and Buck get seriously injured and at the end, Spitz is no longer an obstacle in Buck's life. ![]() I've just read 2 chapters and the only main character seems to be Buck. Every other character is mentioned a few times or disappears in a way to never be talked about again. The whole story spins around our dear Buck, who seems to go through a new challenge every minute. Buck is a strong and proud dog who used to live as a king, but now, he's struggling through his new life, which he describes as a life with the "Law of Club and Fang." This is the title of the second chapter and it just gives us an idea of how things work in this new life. People and other dogs take part in this life. The hierarchy is described as men being the top of it, then the strongest dogs, and finally any other dog who must strongly fight for survival. Bucks starts adapting to this new cold and wild environment really quickly, which is a good thing and people seem to be really satisfied with it. Of course, as every other dog, all the skills for survival in this place must be learned in the hard way. In this chapter, we find out that Buck is a fast learner and seems to adapt to whatever challenge that strikes him. Buck's a strong character who'll obviously change throughout the story. ![]() The book itself seems to be a short one, and it is. For this reason after just reading one chapter of it, so many things have happened. This story is going pretty fast in a good way, so I do not expect it to be boring at any time. The main character is a dog named Buck. The story takes place at Santa Clara, where lot of people are now searching for gold and rushing into the Northland. Buck is a happy and proud dog that lives at Judge Miller's place. The story describes Buck as a king living in his castle. In this place he is strong, proud and treated as literally not only king of other dogs, but also humans. This used to be that way before a gardener´s helper named Manuel gave him away. Buck was treated miserably and had to deal with hunger and thirst for several days. This is how dog Buck starts his adventure. All this and many other things happened in just one chapter! There wasn´t too much exposition but enough for us to understand who is Buck. Judging by the first few pages, I can start expecting a book full of action and probably several climaxes. |
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