Call of the Wild

Dustin Kurschner

Period 3&4

2/27/2013

In the book "Call of the Wild", Jack London demonstrates realism throughout the whole book. I will show some examples of realism and tell how these examples use realism. Realism is when the author shows what is happening in all reality, which does not change the subject at all. Within the book buck goes through situations that have realism in them, does things that have realism in what he does, and encounters people who are part of realism.

Some of the situations Buck, who is the main character in the book, go through include him being beaten by the man in the red sweater and the other men, buck and spitz clashing throughout both of their lives, and the way buck handles the wild. The way Buck being beaten by the man in the red shirt and the other men uses realism is, this happened often in the olden days. It happened because these dogs could be mean and they had to make the dogs behave. The reason buck clashing with spitz throughout their whole life is, they both want the lead of the team. All dogs feel the need for the lead of anything I saw it in my dog whenever I would walk him he would automatically hop out front and stay there the whole time. Last of all the way the way buck is naturally able to live of the wild is realism because he has the instinct to hunt and stay warm. This also happens in real life, like how an animal that has never lived in the wild a day and is released into the wild and is found again still living. This is what buck does with the wolf and himself.

Now some of the things Buck does a person can clearly tell involves realism within them. Some examples include, Buck learning how to stay warm when sleeping in the cold, Buck learning to love to pull a sled, and Buck remembering who his master, John Thornton was. The way Buck learning how to stay warm during the night includes realism is it shows the natural instinct of an animal that comes from the animals ancestors. This happens in real life a lot if an animal's ancestors have done something over the years the animal will automatically know how to do that action. Much like how a baby bird knows how to fly. Buck learning to pull a sled shoes how an animal will learn how to love and devote oneself to a job. In real life you can tell how hard a horse works with ought going crazy with hatred for the job he or she is doing. When buck remembers who his master was is common for animals to remember they're master. This is in many famous stories some stories from real life some not.

Buck encounters many people who are part of realism these people include, Mercedes and her husband and brother, the man in the red sweater, and John Thornton. Mercedes and her husband and brother show realism because they are unknowing. Many people in real life are unknowing and go into something they don't