1、本科生毕业论文学院外国语学院专业英语届别2015题目从野性的呼唤中看“适者生存”学生姓名学号201108401332指导教师教务处制ANANALYSISOFSURVIVALOFTHEFITTESTINTHECALLOFTHEWILDATHESISSUBMITTEDTOTHESCHOOLOFFOREIGNLANGUAGESENGLISHMAJORYUNNANMINZUUNIVERSITYINPARTIALFULFILLMENTOFTHEREQUIREMENTSFORTHEDEGREEOFBACHELOROFARTSBYCLASSOF2011STUDENTCODE201108401332SUPER
2、VISEDBYDECEMBER23,2014I云南民族大学毕业论文设计原创性声明本人郑重声明所呈交的毕业论文设计，是本人在指导教师的指导下进行研究工作所取得的成果。除论文中已经注明引用的内容外，本论文没有抄袭、剽窃他人已经发表的研究成果。本声明的法律结果由本人承担。毕业论文设计作者签名日期年月日关于毕业论文设计使用授权的说明本人完全了解云南民族大学有关保留、使用毕业论文设计的规定，即学校有权保留、送交论文的复印件，允许论文被查阅，学校可以公布论文设计的全部或部分内容，可以采用影印或其他复制手段保存论文设计。（保密论文在解密后应遵守）指导教师签名论文设计作者签名日期2014年12月25日IIAC
3、KNOWLEDGEMENTSIWOULDLIKETOEXPRESSMYGRATITUDETOALLTHOSEWHOHELPEDMEDURINGTHEWRITINGOFTHISTHESISASPECIALACKNOWLEDGEMENTSHOULDBEGIVENTOMYSUPERVISORMRSUN,WHOGAVEMEENCOURAGEMENTANDUSEFULINSTRUCTIONSALLTHROUGHMYWRITINGPROCESSFINALLYIWISHTOEXTENDMYTHANKSTOMRYAN,WHOSUPPLIEDMEWITHREFERENCEMATERIALSOFGREATVALU
4、ELASTBUTNOTTHELEAST,IDLIKETOTHANKTHOSELEADERS,TEACHERSANDWORKINGSTAFFESPECIALLYTHOSEINTHESCHOOLOFFOREIGNLANGUAGESWITHOUTTHEIRHELP,ITWOULDBEMUCHHARDERFORMETOFINISHMYSTUDYANDTHISPAPERIIIABSTRACTTHECALLOFTHEWILDISONEOFTHEMOSTFAMOUSNOVELSOFJACKLONDON,WHICHCONSOLIDATESHISSTATUSINAMERICANLITERATUREITWASAS
5、UNNYANDCIVILIZEDPLACEINWHICHBUCKORIGINALLYLIVEDANDWITHTHEEMERGENCEOFTHEGOLDRUSHINARCTICREGIONSANDCREATEDAGREATDEMANDOFSLEDDOGSSOBUCKWASABDUCTEDTOARCTICREGIONHOWEVER,BUCKADJUSTEDHIMSELFVERYQUICKLYTOTHEHOSTILEENVIRONMENTWITHHISSHARPINTELLECTANDSUPERBPHYSICALQUALITIESBUCKDEVELOPEDADEEPFRIENDSHIPWITHHIS
6、MASTERTHORNTONAFTERWARDS,THORNTONWASKILLEDBYYEEHATSANDBUCKEVENTUALLYKILLEDTHENATIVESTOAVENGETHORNTON,ANDHETHENFOLLOWEDTHEWOLFINTOTHEFORESTANDANSWEREDTHECALLOFTHEWILDBUCKRETURNEDTOTHEWILDANDBECAMEALEADEROFWOLVESITSNOTDIFFICULTFORUSTOPERCEIVETHATTHEAUTHORWASSTRESSINGTHEIDEOLOGYOFSURVIVALOFTHEFITTESTTH
7、ROUGHBUCKSEXPERIENCEINNOVELTHEANALYSISOFTHECHARACTERBUCKISOFAGREATENLIGHTENINGSIGNIFICANCETOUSKEYWORDSBUCKTHECALLOFTHEWILDSURVIVALOFTHEFITTESTCHANGEIV摘要野性的呼唤是美国作家杰克伦敦最著名的小说之一，它使得杰克伦敦确立了在美国文坛的地位。巴克原本生活在文明且暖和的南方，由于寒冷的北极地区的淘金者对雪橇狗的需求增大，因此巴克被人拐卖到了环境极其恶劣的北极地区，然而凭借自身出众的智慧和身体素质便很快地适应了严寒的雪地环境。巴克与后来的主人桑顿建立起了
8、彼此深厚的友谊，但恩主的遇害彻底打碎了巴克对于人类社会的留恋，从而促使巴克坚定决心，毅然走向荒野，回归自然，成为了狼群的首领。在整篇小说中，我们不难发现作者一直都通过巴克的一举一动来渲染和烘托“适者生存”这一主题。本文通过对巴克这一形象进行解读对当代人有着较强的现实意义和启迪意义。关键词巴克；野性的呼唤；适者生存；改变CONTENTSSTATEMENTOFAUTHORSHIPIACKNOWLEDGEMENTSIIABSTRACTIII摘要IVINTRODUCTION111INTRODUCTIONOFJACKLONDON112INTRODUCTIONOFTHECALLOFTHEWILD1SURV
9、IVALOFTHEFITTESTTHEORY2THECHANGEOFBUCKSFATE331FALLINGINTOASNAREANDLEAVINGHOME332GOINGINTOTHEWILD333LIVINGINADESPERATEENVIRONMENT434WORKINGASASLEDDOG5ACQUIRINGTHESURVIVALSKILLSINTHENEWENVIRONMENT541LEARNINGTHELESSONOFPRIMITIVELAW542BECOMINGALEADEROFTHETEAM643FIGHTINGINTHEWILD6RETURNINGTOTHEWILD7CONCL
10、USION8REFERENCES1INTRODUCTION11INTRODUCTIONOFJACKLONDONJACKLONDON,AGREATAMERICANREALISTICWRITER,ISNOTONLYWELLKNOWNWORLDWIDEMASTEROFNOVELBUTALSOASAGREATDRAMATISTHEWASBORNONJANUARY12,1876INAPOORFAMILYANDDIEDONNOVEMBER22,1916BESIDES,HECAMEFROMTHEBOTTOMOFTHESOCIETYANDONCEWORKEDASAWRITER,SAILORANDJOURNAL
11、ISTTHEREFORE,LONDONGOTARICHEXPERIENCEDURINGHISLIFETIMETOSOMEEXTENT,JACKLONDONWASTOTALLYSELFEDUCATEDONACCOUNTOFTHEPOORLIFEATTHEAGEOF10,HEHADTOGOTOWORKWHILEGOINGTOSCHOOLEVERHEWASFREEHEWOULDDEVOTEALLHISSPARETIMETOSTUDYINLONDONSCAREER,HEHADCREATEDAGREATNUMBEROFWORKSWHICHINCLUDINGSHORTSTORIES,NOVELS,ASWE
12、LLASAGREATMANYESSAYSASONEOFTHEGREATESTAMERICANWRITERS,LONDONSWORKSWERECONSIDEREDASCLASSICINTHEHISTORYOFAMERICANLITERATURETHEREADERSCANTELLBYHISWORKSTHATHEDEPICTEDTHEMISERABLELIVESOFLOWERCLASSINAMERICAANDREVEALEDTHEEVILOFTHECAPITALISM12INTRODUCTIONOFTHECALLOFTHEWILDTHECALLOFTHEWILDISONEOFTHEMOSTFAMOU
13、SNOVELSBYJACKLONDONTHESTORYREVOLVESAROUNDTHETIMEOFTHEGOLDRUSHPREVALENTINSOCIETY,INWHICHTHEAUTHORDEPICTSTHEDOGSSTRUGGLINGACTIONSMOSTINCISIVELYANDVIVIDLYTHENOVELMAINLYDESCRIBESTHEPROCESSOFLEADINGCHARACTERBUCKWHORETURNSFROMTHECIVILIZEDHUMANSOCIETYTOTHEPRIMITIVELIFEOFTHEWOLVESBUCKHASLIVEDINASAFEANDCOMFO
14、RTABLEENVIRONMENTSINCECHILDHOOD,UNTILHEWASABDUCTEDTOTHEPRIMALWILDERNESSASASLEDDOGBUCKLIVEDINTHESOUTHORIGINALLY，ACIVILIZEDANDWARMPLACE,WITHTHEEMERGENCEOFTHEGOLDRUSHINARCTICREGIONSWHICHCREATEDAGREATDEMANDOFSLEDDOGSOBUCKWASABDUCTEDTOARCTICREGIONHOWEVER,BUCKISANAGILEDOGOFWILDNATUREHEPUTSHISBESTEFFORTSIN
15、TOPULLINGSLEDWHILEFIGHTINGAGAINSTOTHERSWITHBRAVERYANDVALORBUCKADJUSTEDHIMSELFVERYQUICKLYTOTHEHOSTILEENVIRONMENTWITHHISSHARPINTELLECTANDSUPERBPHYSICALQUALITIESAFTERWARDS,BUCKRETURNEDTOTHEWILDANDBECAMEALEADEROFWOLVESALTHOUGHTHECENTRALCHARACTERISADOGINTHESTORY,ITGIVESAVIVIDDESCRIPTIONOFTHELIFEINTHEPRIM
16、ITIVENORTHERNWORLDWHEREAGOLDRUSHEXPLODEDANDPEOPLEALLWANTEDTOMAKEAFORTUNEBUCK,USEDTOBEAPETOFJUDGEMILLER,WASABDUCTEDANDSOLDTONORTHANDINENSUINGDAYSHEBECAMEONEOFADOGSLEDTEAMTO2PULLASLEDDURINGTHEPROCESSOFPULLINGASNOWSLED,HEUNDERSTOODTHATONLYWHENONEFOLLOWSTHELAWOFNATUREANDOBEYSTHEMASTERCOULDONESURVIVEAFTE
17、RWARDS,BUCKSNATUREHADBEENLIBERATED,WHICHMADEHIMBEABLETOSURVIVEINTHEHARSHENVIRONMENTTHISISABRIEFINTRODUCTIONTOTHECALLOFTHEWILDANDTHENOVELBELONGSTOTHEGENREOFANIMALFICTION,WHENYOUREADIT,YOUWILLFINDTHATBUCKISENDOWEDWITHTHECHARACTEROFHUMANNATUREANDHUMANTHOUGHTSSOHEISMORELIKEAMANTHANADOGINTHESTORY,BUCKWOU
18、LDBECERTAINTOGIVEYOUADEEPIMPRESSIONWITHHISWISDOMANDSTRENGTHSURVIVALOFTHEFITTESTTHEORY“SURVIVALOFTHEFITTEST“ISAPHRASETHATORIGINATEDINEVOLUTIONARYTHEORYASAWAYOFDESCRIBINGTHENATURALSELECTIONNET1WEAREENDOWEDWITHINCREDIBLEPOTENTIALANDABILITYTOFIGHTANDCOMPETEOBVIOUSLYTHEREAREWINNERSANDLOSERSEXISTINGINTHIS
19、WORLDWELIVEJUSTLIKEANIMALSFIGHTABLOODYBATTLEFORTHESEXUALPARTNERORPREYTHEYAREDOINGTHEIRUTMOSTTOEXTENDTHELIFEANDGETAHIGHSTATUSINFRONTOFTHEIRSAMESPECIESTHEWORLDISGREATLYCRUEL,SURVIVALOFTHEFITTESTTHESTRONGGETTHEOPPORTUNITYTOSURVIVEANDRECEIVEREWARDS,ANDTHEWEAKWILLBEELIMINATIVEANDDISAPPEAREDINTHISWORLDTHA
20、TMEANSTHEWEAKAREDOOMEDTODIEOUTITISBECAUSETHATTHESTRONGMAKINGPOSSIBLEIMPELLINGTHEWEAKMOVEINDECLINEORTHEDEADDIRECTIONEVENIFYOUAREASPECTATOR,YOUMIGHTBETHEONEWHOMAKESGRIEFTOOTHERSTHEREFOREEVERYONEMIGHTBEACULPRITINSOMEONEELSESLIFEDIRECTLYORINDIRECTLYINTHISBRUTALWORLDTHEBIGBULLYINGTHESMALL,THESTRONGBULLYI
21、NGTHEWEAKANDTHEBIGFISHSWALLOWINGTHELITTLEFISHWHATWESHOULDHAVELEARNEDFROMTHATSTATEMENTISTHATTHESTRONGSURVIVED,ANDTHEWEAKELIMINATEDTHISISNOTJUSTAPHENOMENONCONFINEDTOTHEWHOLEANIMALWORLD,BUTTHEHUMANSOCIETYASWELLINTHEECOLOGYENVIRONMENTOFANIMALS,THEREEXISTSTHELAWOFTHEJUNGLEANDSURVIVALCOMPLETION,ANDTHATIST
22、HEIRSURVIVALSTATEWELIVEINAWORLDTHATISCONSTANTLYBOMBARDINGUSWITHCHANGESHUMANKINDSRESPONSEHASGOTTOBEIMMEDIATELYTONEWSIGNSOFSUDDENSITUATIONBECAUSETHATSWHATLIFEISWHETHERYOUAREWILLINGORNOT,THEWORLDWOULDMOVEFORWARDAINTNOBODYGONNAHAVENOPITYONYOUAINTTNOBODYGONNAHAVENOUNDERSTANDINGONYOUONLYBYWORKINGHARDCANWE
23、REVEALOURSELVESNATUREALWAYSFOLLOWSTHERULEOFSELECTINGTHESUPERIORAND3ELIMINATINGTHEINFERIORTHEREISATHEORYABOUTTHESOCIETYTHATNOPROGRESSIVEOPPORTUNITIESCANBESEENIFDONOTSTRIVETOPERFORMANYCOMPETITIVEACTION,SINCEANCIENTTIMESCOMPETITIONISMORERUTHLESSTHANWHATWEHAVETHOUGHTITSHOULDBEHOWEVER,ONLYINTHISWAYCANREV
24、EALONESINCREDIBLYEXCELLENTABILITYINHUMANSOCIETYASWELLASINANIMALWORLDTHECHANGEOFBUCKSFATE31FALLINGINTOASNAREANDLEAVINGHOMEBUCKWASADOGOF140POUNDSHEHADLIVEDINJUDGEMILLERSRESIDENCEFOR4YEARSDURINGTHATTIME,BUCKWASSUPPLIEDWITHSATISFIEDFOODANDACOMFORTABLEENVIRONMENTITSEEMEDTHATHENEVERWORRIEDABOUTLIVESBECAUS
25、EHECOULDREACHWHATEVERHEWANTEDDUETOTHESUPERIORLIVINGENVIRONMENT,HERECEIVEDAGREATNUMBEROFFAVORSANDDIDNOTNEEDTODOSOMEHARDWORKSORCHORESINTHISREGARD,BUCKFORMEDAFEWGOODHABITSSUCHASDOCILITYANDGENTLENESSHOWEVER,ALLOFTHISWASENDEDONANAWFULNIGHTMANUEL,AGARDENEROFJUDGEMILLER,WHOLIKEDGAMBLINGITWASAMANOFMISBEHAVI
26、ORONEDAYHELOSTHISMONEYINAGAMBLEANDWANTEDTOGETHISLOANBACKTHEREFORE,HEMADEBUCKFALLINTOASNAREANDABDUCTEDBUCKGETOUTOFHOUSEANDSOLDHIMTOASTRANGEMANWITHAFORTUNEOF100DOLLARSWHENTHETRAINWASCOMINGALONGTHERAILWAYANDTWOPEOPLETHREWITINTHELUGGAGETRUNKALLOFASUDDENHEREALIZEDTHATHEWASKIDNAPPEDANDITWASTOOLATETODOANYT
27、HINGFORHIMFROMTHATMOMENTON,THEREWERENOANYDIFFERENCESBETWEENBUCKANDOTHERDOGSHISENTIREHALOHADBEENREMOVEDANDTHEREWASANUNKNOWNROADAHEADHIM32GOINGINTOTHEWILDITSEEMEDAPPARENTLYTHATBUCKHADPLAYEDAKEYROLEINJUDGEMILLERSHOMEASAPET,BUCKLIVEDINACIVILIZEDSOCIETYORIGINALLY,INWHICHRESIDENTSLIVEDUNDERGOODSOCIALORDER
28、BUCKISMOREAPETTHANABEASTINTHISWORLDHENEEDNOTWORKFORHISMASTER,MRMILLERBESIDES,HENEITHERDIDHAVETONURSEHISMASTERORSECUREHOMEITWASBECAUSETHATBUCKWASPRIMARILYAPLAYMATEORAFAMILYMEMBERTOMRMILLERLIVINGINSUCHACOZYENVIRONMENT,BUCKHADNEVERFEAREDTHESHORTAGEOFFOODANDTHESTRUGGLEWITHHISSPECIESONTHECONTRARY,HEKEPTE
29、NJOYINGWHATTHECIVILIZATIONHADBROUGHTTOHIM,INCLUDINGTHEWARMSUNSHINE,BEAUTIFULGARDENANDTHEFRUITFIELDSHOWEVER,BUCKSRICHLIFEDIDNOTLASTLONGGONEAWAY4FROMTHESUNNYANDCIVILIZEDSOUTH,BUCKHADCOMETOTHEARCTICREGIONINWHICHTHEREISFULLOFICEANDSNOWHEWASNOTTHEBOSSANYMOREWITHAFANCYSTATUSTORULEOTHERCOMPANIONS,WHEREBUCK
30、STAYEDAFTERKIDNAPPINGWASATOTALLYWILDERNESS,ITSAPLACEWITHOUTPEACEANDREPOSE,ANDASWELLFILLINGWITHDANGERS“HEREWASNEITHERPEACE,NORREST,NORAMOMENTSSAFETYALLWASCONFUSIONANDACTION,ANDEVERYMOMENTLIFEANDLIMBWEREINPERILTHEREWASIMPERATIVENEEDTOBECONSTANTLYALERT,FORTHESEDOGSANDMENWERENOTTOWNDOGSANDMENTHEYWERESAV
31、AGES,ALLOFTHEM,WHOKNEWNOLAWBUTTHELAWOFCLUBANDFANG”JACKLONDON,198145INTHISREGARD,THEYHADTOBECAREFULANDREMAINFOCUSEDEVERYMOMENTBUCKWASFORCEDTOARRIVEINANUNFAMILIARWORLDINHISEYES,BOTHTHEDOGSANDPEOPLEHEREWEREFULLOFBARBARISMITWASTHEFIRSTTIMETHATHESAWTHOSEDOGSATTACKINGTHEIRCOMPANIONSWITHFELLNESSTHATSCENEWO
32、ULDBEANUNFORGETTABLEEXPERIENCEINHISLIFEANDHESTARTEDFIGURINGOUTWHATTHEREALSITUATIONWASINWILDENVIRONMENT33LIVINGINADESPERATEENVIRONMENTBUCKHADLIVEDACAREFREELIFEINMRMILLERSLUXURIOUSHOUSETILLHEWASKIDNAPPEDBUTSINCETHEN,BUCKSLIVINGENVIRONMENTBECAMEWORSEANDWORSEEVERYDAYHEHADLITTLEFOODTOEAT,SOTHATHEWASALMOS
33、TALWAYSHUNGRYINTHISREGARD,BUCKHADTOFILLTHEBELLYBYSTEALINGTHEFOODSFROMHISHOSTANDLEARNINGTOEATFASTMOREOVER,WHILEFETCHINGWATERTOQUENCHHISTHIRST,HETRIEDTOBREAKTHEICEBYHISSTRONGFEETUNDERFREEZINGCONDITIONEVENTHOUGH,HEMETAGOODHOSTJOHNTHORNTONWHOTREATEDBUCKWITHMUCHCAREANDLOVE,UNFORTUNATELY,ITDIDNTLASTLONGAS
34、AHUMANBEING,THORNTONHADTOFIGHTAGAINSTTHEHARSHENVIRONMENTTOGETHERWITHTHOSEDOGSULTIMATELY,HEWASNOTSUCCESSFULANDHEWASMURDEREDBYLOCALINDIANSSOBUCKEXPLODEDINTOARAGEABOUTTHORNTONSDEATHANDREVENGEDTHEMURDEROFHISMASTERAFTERTHAT,HEWASDETERMINEDTOHEADTOTHEWILDERNESS,BECOMINGAPARTOFTHEWOLVESINFACT,BUCKWASANUNDI
35、SPUTEDWARRIOR,HEDEFEATEDOTHERWOLVESANDBECAMEALEADERWITHHISWISDOMANDSTRENGTHASBUCKGOTAWAYFROMCIVILIZEDSOCIETYGRADUALLY,HEBECAMEANINTREPIDBEASTEVENTUALLYBUCKHADGONETHROUGHALARGEAMOUNTOFTRIALSFIRST,HISLIVINGENVIRONMENTHADUNDERGONEAHUGESHIFTANDTHECAREFREELIFEHADGONEFOREVERAND,SECOND,THENEWENVIRONMENTWAS
36、FULLOFALLKINDSOFDANGERSANDCHALLENGES,HEHADTOADJUSTHIMSELFTOITASSOONASPOSSIBLEINSUCHADESPERATEENVIRONMENT,BUCKHADTOACCEPTNEWTHINGSANDLEARN5ESSENTIALSURVIVALSKILLSITWASSHARPCHANGESOFHISLIVINGENVIRONMENTTHATENABLEDHIMTOOBEYTHERULESOFNATURE34WORKINGASASLEDDOGBUCKWASABDUCTEDTOTHECOLDAREAANDSTARTEDDOINGPH
37、YSICALLABORASAHORSEBUCKFELTSTRONGLYTHATHISDIGNITYWASDEEPLYHURTBUTHEKNEWTHATTHEREWASNOUSERESISTINGHEHADGOTTOOBEYORDERSIFHECAMEOUTAGAINSTHEWOULDBEPUNISHEDINTHATCASE,THEVIOLENCEENABLEDHIMTOQUICKLYLEARNHOWTOPULLTHESLEDGETOPLEASEHISMASTERITWASVERYHARDFORTHOSEDOGSTOPULLASLEDINFREEZINGCONDITIONONTHEONEHAND
38、,THEDOGSWERESUPPOSEDTORUNHUNDREDSOFMILESADAYONTHEOTHERHAND,WHENWORKING,THEDOGSHADTOGONETHROUGHTHEHUNGERANDCOLDINTHEPERIODOFPULLINGTHESLEDGE,BUCKHADGAINEDALOTFROMSLEDWORK,WHICHWASBENEFICIALTOHISFURTHERLIFEINPRIMITIVEWORLDACQUIRINGTHESURVIVALSKILLSINTHENEWENVIRONMENT41LEARNINGTHELESSONOFPRIMITIVELAWTH
39、EPRIMITIVELAWISABASICRULE,WHICHMUSTBEFOLLOWEDINTHEPRIMITIVEWORLDITIMPLIESTHATCRUELTYISANESSENTIALPARTOFTHEPRIMITIVEWORLDANDOBEYINGTHEPOWERISAMUSTFORMENANDANIMALSINTHEWILDWORLDBUCKHADLIVEDACOZYLIFEINMRMILLERSHOUSEINTHESANTACLARAVALLEY,BECAUSEHEHADNONEEDTOWORKFORMRMILLERTOHISDELIGHT,BUCKHADGOTAREALLYE
40、ASYJOB,WHATHEHADTODOWASTOPLAYWITHHISHOSTSITMUSTBEANICELIVINGINSUCHACIVILIZEDENVIRONMENTANDNEVERHAVINGTOWORRYABOUTFOODORSTRUGGLINGWITHOTHERS,LETALONEDANGERSDURINGHISTIMEINMRMILLERSHOME,HEBELIEVEDTHATHUMANBEINGSWEREFRIENDLYUNTILHEWASDIRECTLYTOBESOLDTOTHEDOGTRADERWITHOUTANYPRECAUTIONSBYMANUELWHOWASAGAR
41、DENEROFMRMILLERSBYTHETIMEHEREALIZEDTHATHEHADBEENSOLDTOASTRANGER,ITSTOOLATEANDBUCKFELTEXTREMELYHUMILIATEDHEHADPRIVATELYRESOLVEDHEWOULDREVENGETHEMENWHOMALTREATEDHIMTOCOMPLETETHEREVENGE,BUCKTUSSLEDWITHOTHERDOGSONLYINTHISWAY,COULDHEGETDOGTRAINERSATTENTIONANDSHOWTHEMHISPOWERLATER,THEREWASACHANCEFORHIM,SO
42、HEBURSTEDOUTOFTHECAGE,HECOULDNTWAITTOVENTOUTHISANGERATONCEACTUALLYITSNOTTHATEASY,BUCKWASKNOCKEDDOWNEVERYTIME,SOTHATTHEIDEAHEWANTEDTOJUMPONTHEMANINREDFORREVENGEWASBEATENOUTOFHISHEADBYREALITY6ULTIMATELY,AFTERHEHADBEENKNOCKEDDOWNTOTHEGROUNDFORSOMANYTIMES,BUCKFOUNDHECOULDNOTRISETOHISFEETAGAINAFTERBEINGB
43、EATENBADLY,BUCKUNDERSTOODTHATAMANWITHCLUBISNOTTHEONEHECOULDPROVOKEALLHECOULDDOWASTOFOLLOWTHELAWOFCLUBTHATSONEOFTHEFIRSTLESSONSHEHADLEARNTINTHEPRIMITIVEWORLD,ANDITSALSOTHEFIRSTTIMETHATBUCKHADREALIZEDHOWCRUELTHELIFEWASHOWEVER,LOOKINGATTHISFROMANOTHERPERSPECTIVE,BUCKWASASUCCESSBECAUSEHEHADUNDERSTOODTHE
44、LAWOFTHECLUB42BECOMINGALEADEROFTHETEAMTHEWILDANIMALWASSTRONGINBUCK,ANDASHETRAVELEDACROSSTHESNOW,ITGREWSTRONGERANDSTRONGERJACKLONDON,198167DURINGTHEPERIODHEWASCOMPELLEDTODOSLAVELABORTOPULLTHESLEDWITHHISCOMPANIONS,BUCKWASTOOSTRONGTOFACEUPTOTHEDIFFICULTIESNOMATTERHOWHARDTHESITUATIONWASSPITZWHOWASTHELEA
45、DEROFTHETEAM,BUCKHADLEARNTALOTFROMHIMITWASTHEBEHAVIORSOFSPITZTHATAROUSEDTHECONQUERINGDESIREOFBUCKSPITZWASREGARDINGBUCKASAPOTENTIALADVERSARYANDPROVOCATINGEXTERNALBEHAVIORSTOBUCKATFIRST,HERESORTEDTOTOLERATEANDAVOIDANYCONFRONTATIONSWITHSPITZ,SOHETRIEDHISUTMOSTTOCONTROLHIMSELFWHEREAS,WHENSPITZREALIZEDBU
46、CKSTHREATEN,HEMADEUPHISMINDTOPUTBUCKINASERIOUSPOSITIONSOSPITZSEIZEDANOPPORTUNITYTOFORCIBLYOCCUPYTHECOZYNESTOFBUCKTHISKINDOFHATREDBEHAVIORIRRITATEDBUCKTOSTRIVEAGAINSTTHEFIENDSPITZTOSPITZSSURPRISE,BUCKWASNOTAYELLOWBELLIEDDOGTHEREWASMUCHCOURAGEINHISBONESINFACT,BUCKWASANINTREPIDDOGTHEREFORE,THECONFLICTB
47、ETWEENBUCKANDSPITZWASUNABLETOAVOIDHEWANTEDTODEFEATTHEDEVILSPITZANDBETHELEADERAMONGDOGSLATER,THEREWASACHANCEFORHIMTHETEAMMATESWERERUNNINGAFTERARABBIT,BUCKANDSPITZHADALSOBEENINVOLVEDINHUNTINGWHENTHERABBITWASKILLEDBYTHOSEPECKISHSLEDDOGS,ASTRUGGLEOFLIFEANDDEATHWASJUSTGETTINGSTARTEDSPITZFOUGHTLIKEAWOLFWH
48、ILEBUCKFOUGHTLIKETENWOLVESFINALLY,BUCKDEFEATEDSPITZWITHTHEWISDOMANDPHYSICALSTRENGTH,BECOMINGALEADEROFTHETEAM43FIGHTINGINTHEWILDBUCKANDTHEOTHERDOGSACCOMPANIEDTHEIRHOSTTHORNTONTOFINDTHELOSTCABINANDTHEJOURNEYWASFULLOFDANGERSEVENIFTHEYHADMADEGREATEFFORTS,THEYFAILEDTOFINDTHELOSTCABINTHATWASONLYALEGEND,TH
49、EYDISCOVEREDAMINERALDEPOSITBYACCIDENTANDTHEYDECIDEDNOTTOSEEKANYMORETHEREFORE,THEYSETTLEDDOWNANDTHELIFEBECAMERELATIVELY7LEISUREANDCAREFREEBUCKHEARDSTRANGEANDMYSTERIOUSSOUNDSFROMTHEFOREST,ANDHESOMEHOWWASATTRACTEDHEWASRUNNINGTHROUGHTHETREESONENIGHTAFTERHEARINGTHECALLFROMWILDERNESSUNLIKEPREVIOUSBEHAVIOR,HEDIDNTATTACKTHEWOLVESTHISTIMEBUTMADEFRIENDSWITHTHEMINTHEDAYSTHATFOLLOWED,THECALLINTHEWILDSEEMEDMOREATTRACTIVETOHIMTHUS,BUCKSTARTEDLOAFINGABOUTINTHEFORESTTOLOOKFORHISWILDBROTHERDURINGTHATPERIOD,ABIGBLACKBEARWASKILLEDBYBUCKT
