This quarter I chose to read The Call of the Wild by Jack London. So far in this book I have found that it is written from the point of view of the dog, which I believe to be a different and confusing way to express point of view. In my reading, Buck, the main character that is a dog, has been sold by one of the workers on the extremely luxurious and nice house he lived at. He was sold for money and sent far away from his home to be a sled dog. The first time he was let out of his cage upon arrival, he tried to attack the new owner of Buck, who was called the man in the red sweater. When the man continually beat Buck with a club after each rush towards him, Buck eventually backed down and stopped trying to attack him. I think that the lesson Buck learned from this man still sticks to him, and his fear of being beat with clubs is shown when Buck is with his new owner.
So far, I have not found much that connects with either Rationalism or Romanticism. But I have found that London seems to have a Romantic idea about socialism in the book. All the dogs and people have a particular job to due which is suited to them only. Because London portrays the sled dogs as being the happiest when working, the idea of everyone having a place contributes to the idea of Romanticism shown in the book up to now.
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