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One of the many themes in __The Call of the Wild__ is **loyalty.** Loyalty was shown from dog to master, master to dog, and dog to dog. For example, on page 82, the book reads "Each night the dogs were attended to first. They ate before the drivers ate, and no man sought his sleeping-robe till he had seen to the feet of the dogs he drove." These two sentences show that the masters truly cared about the dogs, they were not just making sure the dogs could carry out their master's tasks. Another example would be on page 46 and 47, when about a pack of 50 wild dogs attacked the camp. The few dogs the sled team had fought side by side, enemies and friends alike. The book says "Dave and Sol-leks, dripping blood from a score of wounds, were fighting bravely side by side. Joe was snapping like a demon." <--- and there, Joe brought a starving stray dog down, while Pike jumped on it. The sled dogs were working as teams, when one dog was in trouble, another rushed to its rescue. When one needed help, another was not hesitant to give help. All were loyal to all, enemies and friends alike. Another theme in this novel would be **survival**. Daily the dogs fought for survival, against each other, and for each other. On page 26 and 27, Curly and Spitz had gotten into a fight, meanwhile, a group of huskies surrounded the two. "Curly rushed her antagonist, who struck again and leaped aside. He met her next rush with his chest, in a peculiar fashion that tumbled her off her feet. She never regained them. This is what the onlooking huskies had waited for. They closed in upon her, snarling and yelping, and she was buried, screaming with agony, beneath the bristling mass of bodies." This quote shows that there was no mercy from the ones who may even look like your friends. Survival was the key, and it was fought for daily. From that point on, Buck had decided he would //never// go down. He was shocked by the loss of his first new friend, and a new rivalry was born between Spitz and Buck from that moment on.
 * __Landon's Answer to Discussion Question:__**