In the spirit of Into the Wild, I have decided to read a classic nature novel written by jack London,
who was a author McCandless admired. This book is 128 pages
Buck is a strong Half St. Bernard half Sheep dog who lives sunny California. Unfortunately for him during his life span there has been a gold strike in the remote region of Canada called the Klondike. Since this region is full of rugged terrain all activities including mining and mail deliver and any other form of travel. This makes strong dogs such has Buck a target for kidnappings. And it is the kidnapping of Buck that starts an epic adventure that travels through the wilderness of the Klondike. Buck becomes a sled dog and soon becomes the alpha male. With time and switching owner Buck Realizes that he was never supposed to be a California dog , but rather a cunning animal in the wilderness using wits to keep himself alive.
I believe that this book is an American classic. I can see the true appeal to senses and how this book could compell someone to want to seek out their own adventure. For me there were alot of underlying meanings and symbolism that is found in the whole setting as well as through the actions of the main character Buck. I feel that this book could only be compared to White Fang another London classic, since it is from the eyes of a dog. This gives the novel a unique feel and flow. The main character goes through challenge after challenge to only find his own place in nature. To me the turmoil that he over came was just a representation of all the journeys we as people go through to find our spot. Even though we may not like the truth, most of the time our true calling is natural to us and sometimes just right out basic.
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I think i would be interested in reading this book not only to hear the story, but also i think it could clarify some of Chris McCandless' inspiration because he loved this author so much.
By reading this book, you must have felt closer to Chris and the reasons why he left and followed London's novels. It would be interesting to read what hChris had read; maybe itwould give everyone a greater prespective of th reasonings behind his actions.
As a naturalist I believe that all things can be related, no paralleled to nature. So the fact that the main character is a dog et does not seem so far fetched--no pun intended--to relate and see animal in a different perspective.
♥peace
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