He also tends to focus on the instincts of the dog that follows the man throughout the story. ... Another good example that London uses to focus on the instincts of the dog is when the animal does not approach the man. It is through instincts that the dog detects something in the man's voice that scares him, and in essence, the dog's instinct was right because the man had the intention to kill him. ... The animal does not have any knowledge to know whether the man is dead or not nor intelligence to know what to do, he simply runs to the camp through instinct. ... One of the major c...

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This was done because in Naturalism names are inconsequential and he is just like every other animal on earth. ... This is done so that a comparison can be seen between the ignorance of man and the natural instincts of the animal. ... Its instinct told it a truer tale than was told to the man by the man's judgment. ... Once again the man's ignorance is apparent where as the dog uses its instincts to understand what is necessary for its survival. ... This made the animal bristle and back away. ...

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The man's greatest hindrance is his inability to use instinct. His companion for the trip is a dog, who uses instinct, not the temperature as a rule of thumb. The dog is able to survive due to his instinct of biting the ice that formed in between his toes and other various intuitions, while the man builds a fire under a spruce tree whose branches are filled with snow. The use of instinct by the dog is the main reason why the dog is alive, while the man, who lacked experience and instinct in this climate, ends up dying. ... It seems as though the man must encounter everything bad that c...

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The other savage animals that Buck is placed with, live by only one rule, the law of club and fang. Buck is placed in several predicaments where he must defend himself against the other savage animals and he is disciplined for it. ... Following his departure, Buck finds himself in the wild, trusting and depending on his primal instincts. ...

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The urge of his awakened instinct of fatherhood was strong upon him . . . carrying the ptarmigan in his mouth (pg32). ... White Fang has to deal with conflicts against nature, and how there isn't enough food for all the animals. ...

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There are three main categories that can define a piece of literature as a classic. Those three are: If the work can promote deep insight into human behavior, presents a universal theme, or uses language in an exceptional way. I believe the most reoccurring idea is a universal theme, its something...

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Jack London 1876-1916 "I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dryrot. I would rather be superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. ...

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Naturalism is defined as "Action, inclination, or thought based only on natural desires and instincts"(Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 10th Ed., 774). ... Jack London and Charlotte Perkins Gilman use naturalism in "To Build a Fire" and "The Yellow Wallpaper" to show the human instincts that are brought about when people are faced with struggles. ... "The animal was depressed by the tremendous cold. ...

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