The Call of the Wild vs. the Call of Love

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Buck's identity is divided between two very different parts: his wild

nature and his civilized nature. Between these emotions, Buck is torn. He is

restless in the civilized world of John Thornton, and yet he is unwilling to

leave because of his deep love for his master. These two parts of Buck's

character are so different, they cannot exist together. Eventually, one will

"But love that was feverish and burning, that was adoration, that was

madness, it had taken John Thornton to arouse." Buck loved Thornton; he

would pull a sled of 1,000 pounds for him, he would throw himself into a

raging, icy river to save John, he would tear open a man's



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Approximate Word count = 459
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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