Response to 4 and 5

In some cases, yes we do need connections with other people or creatures. For buck thought he was alone in this expedition. He had no idea what lied ahead for him. He needed to comfort himself, by changing his status. In order for him do so, he needed to compare himself to the dogs in the group. He noticed he was not as fierce as some of the other dogs like Spitz. He notices that he is somewhat softer than the other’s. For in his case, he grew up as a house dog. So like the other dogs, they want to impress their master. So they don’t want to be like the others, so they try to make themselves look better than the other dogs. In the beginning Buck did the same when his father was also a house dog for the family. He wanted to be a little different than him but he didn’t compare so much thou. Now that he has been forced to participate in this league of hounds, he must try to look better than the others in this team of dogs. This is how comparison is important.

Chapter 3 response "imagination"

For Buck I think imagination is somewhat important. He uses his thoughts to picture Spitz as a combatant rival. For he uses this to survive, in this position where he doesn’t quite understand where he is yet. For no one is there to help him. He must do things on his own. Maybe Buck uses his imagination to think of himself as an hero. Or maybe he sees himself as a dominant creature as it is said in the begging that he felt. When he was fighting with Spitz, the Canadian owner was cheering for him which gave Buck an exiting imagination that he was indeed an dominant creature in their pack. I do think humans use their imaginations to protect themselves from fear. It is indeed something very important to us. For we can use our thoughts to write better stories. Or we can pretend we are something else that we want to be that is fictional. As crazy as it sounds, some people actually think they are supermen. For example, whenever I wrestle with my friends I would actually think that I’m the Japanese superhero known as “Kinnikuman”. This is what I think of human and canine imaginations.

Chapter 2 response in COTW

Joey Grossman


There was a quote that was spoken in chapter 2 in the book call of the wild. It said “Thus, a token of what a puppet thing life is, the ancient song surged him and he become whole again.” I was confused at first because when you say ‘puppet’ it means something controlling. Like the dog has no dignity for themselves. As if the dogs are tools for human bidings. I’m not sure what this quote is trying to say. But what I do have an idea for is when it said “he felt whole again.” That was telling us that he might of grown back his old self of being the carefree dog. That he has gotten used to the working life with the other dogs in this place. As for the ancient song, that might be telling us that he now knows what its like to be an beast from the ancient times of the wild. When I say beast, I do not mean savage beast but beast as in a creature of the courageous outdoors. Going back in being himself, Buck might be turning into a new kind of dog. Not physically but personally and emotionally. Also he is changing Mentally.

My response to call of the wild, CHAPTER 1

Joey Grossman


I just read the first chapter of Call of the wild, And so far I really like it. At first I thought the character buck was a little full of himself when it described that he was in a rich house hold with a judge and two daughters. But when it said that he would watch over the grandchildren and would befriend local stray dogs that would cross his path, I immediately viewed him as a fun protagonist. But as the story goes along, you then see that Buck is a very stubborn dog. First off, he wanders off in the street while his masters are away thinking that he could manage it, then he is suddenly kidnapped and begins throwing outrageous hissy fits. I thought that if buck just stayed at the house, he would not have ended up in this enigma. As the story goes along, you then find out why the men took buck from the street in the first place.
Since this took place in the late 1800’s, the way men discipline their dogs were rather different than how we treat our dogs today. If a dog is acting really viscous like buck was when they tied that rope around his neck, they hit them with a club. This may be animal abuse but somehow the dogs see it as an punishment not a cruel evil deed. Now buck is joined by three other dogs and they are all treated equally. For instance when one of the dogs is eating off anothers plate, the dogs would fight each other and both those dogs would get in trouble for misbehaving. I also find it I interesting that there are narwhales in the story. I would really like to see what happens.

Human nature by joeyG

Human nature Joey Grossman

To be honest, the most basic art of human nature is survival. If you think about it, every human being is battling to be fit and ready for life. For example, who gets to be first in line for a cup of coffee To be seated for dinner in a restaurant. We are somewhat like animals in the wild. But lot less savage, for we do have supplies for food, but we must earn it with money like the Greek’s did with their coins back in the ancient times. Technically, the basic nature in nature in humans is explained in the quote “every man for himself”

Another way to describe it is we are always fighting to get a job. Like two bears fighting over territory. The only difference between us and bears is that we don’t have an apatite, as big as them. They’ll eat anything from berries to fish to their own kind.

In the meantime we are also fighting to get our opposite gender. We always compete to impress the opposite sex just so we can mate with them. This is how we are like animals, and how we participate in nature.