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Character Analysis Of Buck In The Call Of The Wild
The character traits that I can closely relate to is Buck from the book “The Call of the Wild by Jack London. Explanation and the reason why did I chose this character’s. Also why this character is more interesting than other character’s. The character that i chose was buck because first were both moved in the other in place from easy and relaxing place to place that has a lot of problems, second were both loyal to one person, and third he was hardworking in order to survive.

The first character trait from Buck that I chose was were both moved in a easy and relaxing place to place that has a lot of problems. Buck was a wealthy dog in chapter 1 and then when Manuel set him up to gave Buck to the man with a red sweater. Buck went to a place
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Buck was really loyal to John Thornton because John Thornton saved Buck’s life to Hal. Like Buck, I am also loyal to one person and that is my mother. My mother took care of us when I was a kid until I grew up. Because my father left us and had an other family. So I will do everything to make my mother happy and healthy.

My third character trait that i chose from Buck was we are both hardworking in order to survive. Buck was a hardworking in order to survive in chapter 3 and the rest of the chapters. Buck learned how to steal, how to make a warm sleeping place in the snow and how to be a sled-dog. Buck and I are both hardworking in order to survive because, in the Philippines I did not do all of these things because i am always in my house.

The character trait that I can closely relate is Buck from the book “ The Call of the Wild by Jack London. I chose Buck because we both moved to easy and relaxing place to a place that has a lot of problem, were both loyal in one person, and hardworking in order to survive. I chose Buck because I am more related to him and we have the same character traits. And also I chose Buck because he was more interesting than other character in the book “ Call of the Wild” by Jack

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