From what you know of dogs, do you think that author Jack London has done a good job so far in letting us see how Buck thinks and feels? Give an example to support your opinion.
I think that Jack London does a good job of describing how dogs think and feel. I think that Buck is a perfect example of how a dog would think. Just like when it says that Buck was angry when he was given to a stranger.
i really liked the way London described the way Buck thinks. i also think that it was a great idea to tell the story from a dogs point of view. i think that it is interesting that Buck thinks he is king of the estate. i think that this is partly to contrast it from what happens later in the book...
It's hard to figure out what dogs want and what dogs feel. To understand what dogs think is something that no one really understands. Science can show us a bit about their brains but to understand how they feel is different. I think that the way Jack London describes Buck is how a person watching a dog would feel the dog is thinking. I believe he changes the visual statement we see dogs as to feelings. such as pride and energy. The expressions dogs make and the ways they express themselves is in someway like people. And that is why I feel Jack London was able to make the feelings of buck so engaging because he was able to take the look he would have pictured and change it to feelings. In chapter 2 as Buck sees Curly die you can imagine what a dog would look like and change the expressions to feelings. And I think that Jack London did an amazing job with this enough for me, as I was reading to make out a vivid image from the eyes of Buck.
Mollie, your comment is thought provoking. Do you think that dogs have feelings similar to human feelings? Or is Jack London simply seeing the expression on a dog's face and saying, "I know dogs don't have feelings, but if they did, here's the feeling that might go with that facial expression."
I think that Jack London does a good job of describing how dogs think and feel. I think that Buck is a perfect example of how a dog would think. Just like when it says that Buck was angry when he was given to a stranger.
ReplyDeletei really liked the way London described the way Buck thinks. i also think that it was a great idea to tell the story from a dogs point of view. i think that it is interesting that Buck thinks he is king of the estate. i think that this is partly to contrast it from what happens later in the book...
ReplyDeleteI dont have anything to say, except when im reading, i think about what goes through my dogs head
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to figure out what dogs want and what dogs feel. To understand what dogs think is something that no one really understands. Science can show us a bit about their brains but to understand how they feel is different. I think that the way Jack London describes Buck is how a person watching a dog would feel the dog is thinking. I believe he changes the visual statement we see dogs as to feelings. such as pride and energy. The expressions dogs make and the ways they express themselves is in someway like people. And that is why I feel Jack London was able to make the feelings of buck so engaging because he was able to take the look he would have pictured and change it to feelings. In chapter 2 as Buck sees Curly die you can imagine what a dog would look like and change the expressions to feelings. And I think that Jack London did an amazing job with this enough for me, as I was reading to make out a vivid image from the eyes of Buck.
ReplyDeleteMollie, your comment is thought provoking. Do you think that dogs have feelings similar to human feelings? Or is Jack London simply seeing the expression on a dog's face and saying, "I know dogs don't have feelings, but if they did, here's the feeling that might go with that facial expression."
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