And closely akin to the visions of the hairy man was the call still sounding in the depths of the forest. It filled him with a great unrest and strange desires. It caused him to feel a vague, sweet gladness, and he was aware of wild yearnings and stirrings for he knew not what. Sometimes he pursued the call into the forest, looking for it as though it were a tangible thing, barking softly or defiantly, as the mood might dictate. He would thrust his nose into the cool wood moss, or into the black soil where long grasses grew, and snort with joy at the fat earth smells; or he would crouch for hours, as if in concealment, behind fungus-covered trunks of fallen trees, wide-eyed and wide-eared to all that moved and sounded about him. It might be, lying thus, that he hoped to surprise this call he could not understand. But he did not know why he did these various things. He was impelled to do them, and did not reason about them at all.

—The Call of the Wild,
Jack London



Based on this passage, what do you think the novel’s final resolution will be? Write several sentences explaining your answer. Thanks

Respuesta :

The novel will end with Buck completely adopting his life of nature and of instinct because he realizes that this is who he was meant to be always and that his animal nature is the real him. He abandons the tame life and becomes a part of the natural life cycle.

I predict that Buck will continue to see the hairy man and believe that he needs to be wild. I also predict that he will fight these urges and remain loyal to Thornton. Buck will have to figure out whether he is a pet or a wild animal after his experiences.

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