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Buck feels the forest drawing him away from human life, yet his love for Thornton repeatedly turns him back.
So peremptorily did these shades beckon him, that each day mankind and the claims of mankind slipped farther from him. Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and as often as he heard this call, myste...
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Narration Prompt
Write a short narration tracing Buck's love for Thornton through his quiet watchfulness, the cliff, Burton, the rapids, and the wager.
Discussion Questions
- The forest call feels mysterious and compelling, yet Buck keeps returning to Thornton's fire. What kind of power does love have over him when the wild is pulling the other way?
- Thornton calls Buck's instant cliff leap both splendid and terrible. What can be admirable and frightening in the same act of obedience?
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Vocabulary Crossword
Item 1
Real and sincere, as Buck's passionate love for Thornton is
Item 2
Deep, devoted love, shown in Buck's hours of watching Thornton
Item 3
A practical advantage used to decide what is useful, unlike Thornton's loving care
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