Naturalism in Jack London’s “The Call of the Wild” Naturalism is a sect of literature that endeavors to apply the scientific principles of detachment and objectivity to the study of human nature. It is a subset of realism, but does not focus primarily on literary technique. Its main focus is the scientific laws behind a characters actions and resolutions. This style of literature not only concerns itself with how a character develops, but also …showed first 75 words of 1168 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1168 total…fang” that exists around him (London. In summary, Naturalism seeks to express characters as products of their surroundings and of their inborn nature. London portrays this skillfully in The Call of the Wild. Buck is a lawful and peaceful dog in the beginning, but only because his world contains those same values. He is then thrust into a violent and amoral world, and with the guidance of his animal instincts, becomes a dominant, amoral brute.