1. Lines 1-2: What does it mean to be "allied"? What might "allied with grew" suggest about the story’s theme? What evidence in lines 1-2 support this inference 2. Lines 15-17: How does the author use personification in these lines? How does this use of personification reveal the narrator’s feelings about plants

3. Lines 59-66: What examples in these lines reveal the narrative’s essential message? How do they reveal it?

4. Lines 69-71: What figurative expression is in these lines? What comparison is being made? How does this support the theme?

5. Line 98-105: Analyze line 105 and explain what the author means by "carry a bucket". How does this further reinforce the story’s moral/lesson?

answer: buck is a dog living a charmed life on the estate of judge miller, during the time of the klondike gold rush in 1897. he is the king of all the animals on the estate and as such enjoys special privileges, such as the run of the estate and the admirable position of being the judge's favorite dog.

this all ends the day he accompanies manuel on a walk through the orchard to a flag station, where manuel sells him to a stranger. manuel sells buck, because he has gambling debts he needs to pay and a family to support.

this one act changes buck's life irrevocably. it is the catalyst for the rest of the story about buck and his transformation from domestic pet to wild animal.

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