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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The dog, Buck, calls upon his "racial instinct" in order to keep himself alive in the wilderness; the theory revolved around an unconscious process of awakening a long inherited habit from previous ancestors (Geismar 264). ... Unlike The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf is not related around an animal intelligence, but a callous level of human life. ...

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