The Struggle In George Orwell's The Call Of The Wild

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Based on what I have read I can suggest that one of the main themes in the novel The Call of The Wild is indispensable struggle for mastery. This is due to but being civilized and moral and then changing because of the harsh reality he is confronted with. Buck goes from a normal dogs life to only thinking about survival in the harsh north, kill or be killed becomes a new way of living. When we think about Bucks journey we come to think of Darwins theory the survival of the fittest. This refers to how only the strong may survive in this world and the weak will perish.

Although surviving in this world is one of the main struggles Buck deals with it is not his only. For example we see how Buck has conflict with other characters such as Spitz. These two are often arguing and not getting along which becomes a struggle because they are part of a team. Surviving maybe one ofBucks main concerns but it is not his only he wishes to be dominant over the others as well. Buck is no longer a moral creature in fact he’s a crazed savage who expects everyone to listen to them as if he is a king. …show more content…
He has to learn how to survive in the cold frosty north but that is not it he also has to learn how to become a wild dog in order to pull out his natural instincts and help him survive in the wild. “ He linked the past with the present in the eternity behind him throbbed through him in a mighty rhythm in which he swayed as the tides and seasons swayed”( The call of the wild). That refers to how Buck is reverting back to a primitive stage but also keeping his current smart self in order to survive his struggle in the
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