The Call of the Wild Group

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austinfowler
austinfowler
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High School - 9th Grade

How is the novel, Call of the Wild, about a "complete change"?

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Posted by austinfowler on Sunday July 22, 2007 at 8:53 PM and tagged with call of the wild, the call of the wild.

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  1. dymatsuoka

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    The change refers to Buck's transformation from a completely domesticated animal to a creature of the wild. 

    At the beginning of the story, Buck "lives the life of a sated aristocrat" (Chapter 1) on the ranch of a country gentleman.  By the end of the story he has severed all ties with humanity, forsaking his former "tame" life to respond to the primordial call within him and run wild with the wolves.

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    Posted by dymatsuoka on Sunday July 22, 2007 at 10:17 PM