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- Buck mourns over John Thornton's body but that night hears the call. The wild wolf pack circles him. They lunge and strike at him, but he displays a wolfish agility in fighting back. An old wolf comes forward, sniffs noses with Buck in a friendly manner, and lets out a howl, announcing Buck's initiation into the pack.
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One night, Buck awakens from this dream to encounter a real life timber wolf, who beckons him into the forest. Buck senses the summoning of the call as they cavort in the woods, but Buck remembers John Thornton and eventually returns to his camp.
The wolf's first reaction was to flee when he saw Buck. He was "suspicious and afraid; for Buck made three of him in weight, while his head barely reached Buck's shoulder".
Buck did not attack, but circled him about and hedged him in with friendly advances. The wolf was suspicious and afraid; for Buck made three of him in weight, while his head barely reached Buck’s shoulder. Watching his chance, he darted away, and the chase was resumed.
Furthermore, over the years, Buck creates a new breed of animal — marked with light patches of hair, which is, of course, inherited from Buck. Buck has truly answered the call of the wild; the civilized animal has become the leader of a pack of wolves. The call of the wild has been heard, and it has been answered magnificently.
What prevents Buck from following the lone wolf he meets in the forest? Buck first comes into contact with a wolf near the beginning of Chapter Seven, and he begins to follow it through the woods until he remembers John Thornton.
The wolf motions for Buck to come with him, and Buck is wildly happy as they run. He now understands what the call meant, running wild and free with his brothers. Suddenly, Buck remembers John Thornton. He turns back, and for an hour the wolf runs with him, confused, but finally Buck must go alone.
