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Post by wireman on Mar 7, 2024 21:20:51 GMT
The discussion for 3-13 will be Call Of The Wild pt 2 (chapters 4 and 5)
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Post by osnafrank on Mar 13, 2024 16:31:20 GMT
That was brutal and heartbreaking, especially chapter 5.
It's always hard to read about hard things happening to animals
and Buck sure has a lot of hard things happen to him.
But he is not yet ready, or strong enough, to break with mankind.
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Post by wireman on Mar 13, 2024 17:29:28 GMT
In chapter 4, Buck remembers his old life but accepts the new one and takes pride in what he does but things get dark in chapter 5 with the new owners. Thankfully, John Thornton arrived.
The death of Dave was very sad as even though he was sick, he did not want to give up his spot.
The stories of the dogs are difficult to take but this story highlights the very harsh life in the North and how the ignorant don't fare too well.
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Post by spideyman on Mar 13, 2024 22:56:43 GMT
Another difficult read. Lessons learned, continuing to adapt. Nature can be cruel at times. Well written and keeps this reader reading.
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Post by osnafrank on Mar 14, 2024 9:30:25 GMT
One of the saddest things (at least for me),
is that London didn't invent this kind of people for his book.
This stuff happened, Dogs were commonly treated like pieces of equipment.
Found the Book on Amazon, yesterday.
Call of the Wild (Children's Classics)
I hope it's an abridged version,
the unabridged version is a bit too graphic for kids.
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Post by wireman on Mar 14, 2024 12:49:14 GMT
One of the saddest things (at least for me),
is that London didn't invent this kind of people for his book.
This stuff happened, Dogs were commonly treated like pieces of equipment.
Found the Book on Amazon, yesterday.
Call of the Wild (Children's Classics)
I hope it's an abridged version,
the unabridged version is a bit too graphic for kids. Several of his stories are about the harsh conditions living in the remote areas of the US and Canada in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The stories are fascinating and brutal. This book and some of his other stories serve as a call for animal rights as well as a snapshot of the brutal living conditions. He faced criticism at the time for his sympathetic take on the dogs and was called a nature faker. The people of that time were pretty brutal with dogs (and other animals).
I had never read this one but I have read White Fang which is excellent and also brutal. There are a couple movie versions of White Fang, one with Ethan Hawke when he was young.
I have a feeling things will be looking brighter for Buck in the next two chapters (I'm hoping!)
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Post by spideyman on Mar 14, 2024 14:48:10 GMT
One of the saddest things (at least for me),
is that London didn't invent this kind of people for his book.
This stuff happened, Dogs were commonly treated like pieces of equipment.
Found the Book on Amazon, yesterday.
Call of the Wild (Children's Classics)
I hope it's an abridged version,
the unabridged version is a bit too graphic for kids.
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Post by osnafrank on Mar 14, 2024 17:12:51 GMT
One of the saddest things (at least for me),
is that London didn't invent this kind of people for his book.
This stuff happened, Dogs were commonly treated like pieces of equipment.
Found the Book on Amazon, yesterday.
Call of the Wild (Children's Classics)
I hope it's an abridged version,
the unabridged version is a bit too graphic for kids. Several of his stories are about the harsh conditions living in the remote areas of the US and Canada in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The stories are fascinating and brutal. This book and some of his other stories serve as a call for animal rights as well as a snapshot of the brutal living conditions. He faced criticism at the time for his sympathetic take on the dogs and was called a nature faker. The people of that time were pretty brutal with dogs (and other animals).
I had never read this one but I have read White Fang which is excellent and also brutal. There are a couple movie versions of White Fang, one with Ethan Hawke when he was young.
I have a feeling things will be looking brighter for Buck in the next two chapters (I'm hoping!)
Had to look up the german name of "White Fang".
It's "Wolfsblut" (Woolfs Blood) and it'a fantastic book.
I remember the movie with Raimund Harmstorf. |
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