Explainwhetherornottheviolenceinthisnovelisimportantandnecessary.

Discussatleastthreescenesinwhichdisturbingandorviolentencounters
occur,andexplainwhetherthesescenesaddtoordetractfromthereaders
enjoymentofthenovel.
English
ParagraphOrganizer

Name:Prateek

TopicSentence:

Whenyouhearthewordviolence,whatdoyouthinkabout?Wouldyouencourageviolenceornonviolence?
Inotherwords,whatwouldyoudowhenastrangercomesuptoyourfriendandstartspunchingthem?Would
youjuststandthereorwouldyoufightthatstranger?Now,doyourememberwhatmanypeoplehavesaid
aboutusingyourwordsorbeingnicetoenemies,mostlyintheNewTestament?Inthenovel,
Callofthe
Wild
byJackLondon,Ifeelthatviolenceisnecessarywhenthereistroubleoraserioussituationoccuringand
unnecessarywhenitisbaseduponselfishnessandinexperience.

KeyIdea:
Evidence/Analysis:

Therearemanyinstanceswhereviolencewas
Themanintheredsweatermayhavelookedlikethe
necessaryinthisstory.Soemtimesforteaching
antagonisttothereadertoshowanextremeamountof
something,sometimesforbeinglazy,andsometimes violencealthoughhetaughtBuckanimportantlesson
forownership.Someexamplesarethemaninthered intheend.Whenthemanintheredsweaterisbeating
sweaterandthefeudbetweenSpitzandBuck.
upBuck,theprimitivelawistaught.Theprimitivelaw

isalawwherethepersonorlivingbeingwitha

weaponisincharge.Thatlawtakeshimfarinhislife

withHal,CharlesandMercedesandFranoisand

Perault.

Evidence/Analysis:
Therefore,violenceisnecessaryinthisstoryin

severalinstances.
Theotherincidentwheretheviolencewasnecessary
waswhentherewasafeudbetweenSpitzandBuck.
SpitzandBuckneverlikedeachotherandtheynever
will.ThisfeudhadstartedeversincethetimeBuck
hadbeenboughtbyPeraultandFranois.Buckhad
triedtolivewithouthurtingSpitzbutaftermany
instanceswhereSpitzbulliedhim,Spitzisslaughtered
byBuck.HerealizeslaterthatSpitzwasatenderdog
whohadbeenscaringotherswithhisweight.He
neededtoscaretheothersinordertokeephisposition.
Later,Buckrealizesthatbeingtheleaderisharder
thanhethoughitwouldbe.Healwaysleadsthepack
andtakesthepunishmentfortheteam.Thelessonhe
learnsisthatitisnotnecessaryforhimtobetheleader
foreverysingletask.

KeyIdea#2:

Therewerealsomanyinstancesinthebookwhere
violencewasacteduponpersonalissues.Such
situationswerewhenMercedeswasneedinghelpand
whenCurlywasrippedintopieces.

Evidence/Analysis:

Thistime,violencehadbeencausedsinceMercedes
wasselfishandcouldntwalkanymore.When
Mercedesgoton,shethrewawaythefoodandkept
herpersonalgoodssothatshewouldbeokay.That
startedanargumentbetweenthetwomen,Haland
Charles.Also,sincethefoodwasallgoneand
Mercedeswasnowsittingonthesled,Buckwas
gettingdrainedofhisenergyquickly.SinceCharles
andHalweretensedthattheydidnthavealotoffood,
theywantedtoreachaknownplacequicker.Asa
result,BuckwasbeatenupbythemenuntilJohn
Thortonshowedup.Thatisasceneinthisnovel
whereviolencewasnotnecessary.

Evidence/Analysis:

Thissceneshowshowdogscanalsoshow
unnecessaryviolence.Curly,aninnocentdograised
byFrancoisandPerault,isrippedopenfromeyeto
jaw.Curlywastryingtomakecontactwiththehuskies
althoughinaflash,sheissurroundedbyapackof
huskies.Curlymayhavebeenthevictimbecauseof
herfierceinstincts.Thatcantbeprovensinceshewas
thereforaveryshorttimeinthestory.Buckwas
shockedthatthathappenedandfoundoutthatlivingin
thewildwashard.

ConcludingSentence:

Violencecansometimesbethebestsolutiontoanswersandsometimes,itcancausechaos,pandemonium,or
war.Thisbookshowsusthatviolenceisacteduponmanythings,somethataregoodandsomethatarenot.
Now,itmattersonwhatperspectiveyoulookatit.

Name____________________________

CalloftheWild
:Finalinclassreflection

Answer
one
ofthefollowingquestionsinawellstructuredparagraphof1012sentences...OR...acarefully
plannedfiveparagraphessay(introparagraphw/thesis,threebodyparagraphs,andshortconclusion).You
shouldtypeyouranswerinyourEnglishFolderonDriveandcallitRC7Response.Youmayuseyourbook
toanswerthesequestions.

Tonight:spend20minutesbrainstorming/planning
Day3:workinclassfinishroughdraftforHW.
Day4:peerrevise/proofreadfinisheditingforHWandprinttohandinonDayOnenextweek.

1) HasBuckchangedforbetterorworseoverthecourseofthenovel?Whatcausesthesechanges?
Givespecificexamplesfromthenoveltosupportyouropinion.
(Note:inordertoanswerthisquestionproperly,youwillneedtothinkaboutwhatbetterorworseactuallymeansnottoyou,buttoBuck.)

2)Explain
whetherornot
theviolenceinthisnovelisimportantandnecessary.Discussatleastthree
scenesinwhichdisturbingandorviolentencountersoccur,andexplainwhetherthesescenesaddtoor
detractfromthereadersenjoymentofthenovel.

3)
Values
areideasandbeliefsthatpeopleusetoguidethemselvesthroughlife.Listtwo
values
thatJack
Londonseemstodescribe(orevencelebrate)inthisnovel.Howdoestheauthordemonstratetothereader
theimportanceofeachofthesevalues?

(Note:youdonotneedtobelieveinthesevaluesyourselfinordertoanswerthisquestioninfact,youcouldevencriticizethesevaluesasyouexplain
howLondonportraysthem.