What interested me the most about Jack London was his book "The Call of the Wild." ... This essay will take a look at this "trickery" found in chapter one of "The Call of the Wild." ... The ruthlessness that has been exhibited thus far by men poses a slightly ironic question: can individuals who behave so barbarously be called humans? ... Francois is called a "half-breed" who Buck can only respect grudgingly (while he is also a half-breed, he would never say so). ...

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Val Xavier is the most visibly alive character in the play, with his "wild" good looks and snakeskin jacket that almost serves as an extra coating of skin, and when it is removed he submits himself to vulnerability as his jacket is a symbol of wild vitality like that of an animal. ... He is concerned with never finding that person who will bring clarity and meaning to his life and says, "if you ask a question you wait for someone to answer, but you ask the wrong question or you ask the wrong person and the answer don't come (63)." ... The only so-called "love" he thought he had experien...

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Each is middle aged and going through a period of reflection and question during which they are trying to figure out how they got to the current point in their lives and how to improve the relationships with those they care about. ... In Russo's other books his main characters often find themselves in trouble for things that are just common sense to them, such as when Harry, the owner of the diner in "Mohawk," is ridiculed for being nice to Wild Bill even though everyone else treats him badly. ... Then on top of that, Randall is connected to Wild Bill as he saved his life, Wild Bill is co...

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Following that transitional evolution into a truly mad self, Hamlet begins to act in ways that do not call for his evil, pretentious behavior. ... Mixed with this wild attack of his mother, Hamlet also irrationally attacks and kills Polonius who was standing behind the curtain. ... After the killing of Polonius, Hamlet is questioned about the death and whereabouts of the body and his answer reveals a man who is in a morbid state of mind. ...

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