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in Chapter 1 of The Call of the Wild, EXPLAIN what is meant by, “the law of the club,” and who teaches this to Buck. Given his background, why was this particularly difficult for Buck to learn?

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Answer:

the primitive law of nature

The law of club and fang refers to the primitive law of nature that reigns in the Northland, which rules according to the necessities of survival in reference to both dog's relation to man and to other dogs.

Step-by-step explanation:

Bucks ability to avoid armed men and his ability to defend himself against other animals. These laws are different from bucks former life. He never feared and he always trusted humans.

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