Discussion Questions:
1.) London describes Buck's dreams of the primitive man: "The salient thing of this other world seemed fear." What does he mean by this? Why would that be true? Why isn't Thornton's world filled with fear?
He means that Buck was once afraid but now he actually is not. It is true because before he traveled everywhere he was just a dog now that he is a wolf he isn't as afraid as he was. His world isn't filled with fear bec
2.) Why is Buck intent on befriending the wolf? What makes him break off their travels and return to camp? What does this say about Buck's place in the world?
3.) What does Buck's fight with the bear and the moose display about his embrace of the call? Why do you think London included them in the story? What predictions can you make about Buck's future?
4.) What does Buck learn from his slaughter of the Yeehats? Does this make his answering of the call harder or easier? Explain.
5.) Does the book have a happy or sad ending? Explain your answer. What do you think London would say?
Vocabulary:
Ramshackle -
Formidable -
Sequential -
Simultaneous -
Calamity -
Discomfited -
Muses -
Activities: (choose one)
1.) Collect all of the episodes of Buck's dreams of the "hairy man". Create your own diorama, visualization, cartoon, etc. of these episodes that shows how the wildness of man relates to the wildness of beasts.
2.) Write a description of the calling you hear in your own life. When do you hear it? How does it speak to you? What senses (sounds, smells, tastes, feelings, sights) do you connect to your call? How is that call different from the life you are living right now?
3.) Create a collage showing the conflict between the allure of the wild and Buck's adoration for John Thornton.
4.) Create your own "song of the pack" based on what you know about Buck's new wolf brothers.
1.) London describes Buck's dreams of the primitive man: "The salient thing of this other world seemed fear." What does he mean by this? Why would that be true? Why isn't Thornton's world filled with fear?
He means that Buck was once afraid but now he actually is not. It is true because before he traveled everywhere he was just a dog now that he is a wolf he isn't as afraid as he was. His world isn't filled with fear bec
2.) Why is Buck intent on befriending the wolf? What makes him break off their travels and return to camp? What does this say about Buck's place in the world?
3.) What does Buck's fight with the bear and the moose display about his embrace of the call? Why do you think London included them in the story? What predictions can you make about Buck's future?
4.) What does Buck learn from his slaughter of the Yeehats? Does this make his answering of the call harder or easier? Explain.
5.) Does the book have a happy or sad ending? Explain your answer. What do you think London would say?
Vocabulary:
Ramshackle -
Formidable -
Sequential -
Simultaneous -
Calamity -
Discomfited -
Muses -
Activities: (choose one)
1.) Collect all of the episodes of Buck's dreams of the "hairy man". Create your own diorama, visualization, cartoon, etc. of these episodes that shows how the wildness of man relates to the wildness of beasts.
2.) Write a description of the calling you hear in your own life. When do you hear it? How does it speak to you? What senses (sounds, smells, tastes, feelings, sights) do you connect to your call? How is that call different from the life you are living right now?
3.) Create a collage showing the conflict between the allure of the wild and Buck's adoration for John Thornton.
4.) Create your own "song of the pack" based on what you know about Buck's new wolf brothers.