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Can one person fit into three very different categories? In Call of the Wild, by Jack London, London proves he is an emphatic naturalist. However, his knowledge of the areas in which the book is set and of the harsh realities of life show that he also appears to ....

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.... for all the actions that real dogs would do. Realism is also a major part of the novel. It is in no way padded with goodness to leave the reader with a warm sensation in his heart. At times, the way in which beatings of the dogs are described makes the reader want to close the book. Throughout the book, Buck is severely abused by humans. Upon being taken from his home to learn to be a sled dog, Buck is beaten senseless for no reason other that to learn to respect and fear the man in the red shirt. From this experience Buck learns not to respect, but simply to obey a man with a club. Buck also travels for twenty-five hundred miles, mostly as th ....