Chapter+Six

**__For The Love of a Man __** **__Discussion Questions __** **__Vocabulary __**
 * Chapter 6 **
 * · Under Thornton’s loving care, Buck regained his strength. For the first time in his life, Buck experienced “love, genuine passionate love.” Buck more than rewarded Thornton’s care by saving his life on several occasions. The first came in Circle City when “Black” Burton attacked Thornton. Buck nearly killed Burton and was saved from death when the local jury ruled that he was only defending his master. The second time came when Thornton was thrown overboard into treacherous rapids. Thornton’s partners, Pete and Hans, tied a rope around Buck and he swam to Thornton who was then pulled to safety with his arms tightly around Buck’s neck. The last incident happened that winter in Dawson. Thornton foolishly bet all of his and his friends’ money that Buck could break from the ice and pull a sled carrying a thousand pounds for a hundred yards. With his love for Thornton driving him, Buck was able to complete this seemingly impossible task.
 * · How did Buck’s relationship with John Thornton differ from his relationships with his previous masters? How does London illustrate Buck’s intense feelings for Thornton? How is this in keeping with his new, more primitive self? How does Buck balance his love for Thornton with his more primitive self?
 * · What does London mean by the following quotation: “He was older than the days he had seen and the breaths he had drawn.”
 * · How does Buck’s love for Thornton compare to Dave’s love of toiling in the traces?
 * · Explain the meaning of the following quotation: “Each day mankind and the claims of mankind slipped farther from him. Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and as often as he heard this call, mysteriously thrilling and luring, he felt compelled to turn his back upon the fire, and to plunge into the forest…But as often as he gained the soft unbroken earth and the green shade, the love of John Thornton drew him back to the fire again.”
 * · **__Eloquent __** : expressive
 * · **__Nudge __** : push or prod
 * · **__Reverently __** : respectfully, as if something were holy
 * · **__Feigned __** : pretended
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 * ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **__<span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: aqua none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Conjuration __** : something created by magic