Symbolism In The Call Of The W
In Jack London’s book, The Call of the Wild, he symbolizes many things in the book. Buck, gold sacks, Mercedes, and others are looked on as symbolic. In this essay, you will find out what these items symbolize.
The main character in the book is Buck, a half St. Bernard, half Scotch shepherd dog. In the story, he is betrayed by someone he trusts and is thrown into a harsh world. A world where you must work or be discarded. He adapts to the harsh environment, and soon enough becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Here London makes Buck a symbol of one that reaches full potential. Instead of lying around and doing nothing, he learns to work in a way he doesn’t know too well about. He learns to fight and/or steal his food, if he didn’t , he would have starved to death. That is why Buck is portrayed as one who achieves full potential.
Mercedes portrays the absolute opposite to Buck. She represents all that is weak in a civilized society. She cannot live......
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