Monday, October 13, 2008
The topic of life could be compared to a rose. It contains many layers of petals and changes due to the setting around it whether it is summer when it flourishes or winter when it waits for a time to blossom once more. The life of Buck contains four significant layers of peddles which mold and shape him. They consist of the various owners that he faces being a sled dog in Alaska. These owners treat Buck very differently revealing a new aspect of his life to him as he passes through the hands of each owner, until he is the owner of himself facing the unforgiving truth of freedom.
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Hi, Marc!
This is the first I've read of your blog- I've never read The Call of the Wild, but Jacob read it last year, and I read a bunch of his comments and writing about it. It sounds like an exciting read! I think the rose metaphor is effective...if the petals of the rose are the emotional and physical layers of our lives, I wonder, what are the thorns...?
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