Question

(need help ASAP)Read the following excerpt from The Call of the Wild and answer the question that follows.

And not only did he learn by experience, but instincts long dead became alive again. The domesticated generations fell from him. In vague ways he remembered back to the youth of the breed, to the time the wild dogs ranged in packs through the primeval forest and killed their meat as they ran it down. It was no task for him to learn to fight with cut and slash and the quick wolf snap. In this manner had fought forgotten ancestors.

What does the excerpt above suggest about domestication vs. the primitive nature of dogs? Which is implied to be preferable, and why? Your response should be no less than 150 words.

Answer 1

Domestication vs Primitive nature of Dogs.

‘The Call of the Wild’ is a book written by Jack London where he describes the survival instinct of dogs.

From the excerpt provided, we get to known that when it comes for survival how Buck (dog) changed his domestic nature to a primitive one and fights back for the survival. His primitive instincts which were long death came live because it was a matter of life or death.

If we talk about preferable one, then domestic dogs are easy to train and are the ones who follow humans. Primitive dogs on the other hand are difficult to be trained. But when it comes to survival, even domestic one can turn into a primitive one just like Buck.

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Answer 2

Domestication vs Primitive nature of Dogs.

‘The Call of the Wild’ is a book written by Jack London where he describes the survival instinct of dogs.

From the excerpt provided, we get to known that when it comes for survival how Buck (dog) changed his domestic nature to a primitive one and fights back for the survival. His primitive instincts which were long death came live because it was a matter of life or death.

If we talk about preferable one, then domestic dogs are easy to train and are the ones who follow humans. Primitive dogs on the other hand are difficult to be trained. But when it comes to survival, even domestic one can turn into a primitive one just like Buck.