Question

Read the excerpt from The Call of the Wild.

The salient thing of this other world seemed fear. When he watched the hairy man sleeping by the fire, head between his knees and hands clasped above, Buck saw that he slept restlessly, with many starts and awakenings, at which times he would peer fearfully into the darkness and fling more wood upon the fire.

What does Buck’s fear of the hairy man represent?

Thornton’s excitement about getting to the gold
Thornton’s fear that Buck will leave him
Buck’s excitement of continuing on with Thornton
Buck’s fear of the unknown world in the wild

Answer 1

I believe that the best option is Buck’s fear of the unknown world in the wild.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Buck’s fear of the unknown world in the wild is the correct answer.

Explanation:

The Call of the Wild is a short novel by American novelist Jack London, and its main character is Buck, a dog that is stolen from his house and then sold as a sledge dog. The novel narrates Buck's process of becoming feral little by little.

In the excerpt, the hairy man is described with words that remain the unknown world in the wild, since the narrator uses words like "hairy man" (the amount of hair could represent something that is not easy to control, like the wild itself) who is sleeping by "the fire", meaning that they are surrounded by the darkness. Also, the man's behavior seems to remind of wild things because of the way he slept (restlessly, like if he were aware of the danger that comes with the wild.)