1. Chapter I. Into the Primitive 20072410 문대광 20052832 김경희 20052852 윤태식
The Call of the Wild
Chapter I. Into the Primitive
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2. Contents 1. References 2. A plot 3. Vocabulary 4. Expression
5. Information

3. References

4. A plot Chapter I "Into the Primitive"
Buck was a family dog living in a large house in the Santa
Clara Valley. He was part St. Bernard and part Scotch
shepherd. Buck was loved and treated lovingly by Judge
Miller's family. 
Judge Miller's gardener Manuel loved the Chinese lottery.
Unfortunately he was not lucky. Manuel decided to make
up his loses by selling Buck. He needed the money to
support his wife and children. Strong dogs with thick coats
brought a fair price for the gold seekers in the Yukon
Territory.
Buck traveled northward by train. While traveling, Buck bit
his kidnapper's hand. Buck was then choked and locked
into a crate. The crate passed from wagon to train.

5. A plot After two days and nights without eating or drinking, Buck
decided never to let anyone mistreat him again. In Seattle a
man in a red sweater decided to "break" Buck with his club
and hatchet. Buck's body became broken, but not his spirit.
Once Buck was exhausted and down, the man with the club
brought him water and meat. Buck learned that a man with a
club can't be beaten.
Buck was then sold to a French Canadian named Perrault.
Another dog named Curly was also bought. They were taken
onto a ship called the Narwhal. On this ship the dogs were
turned over to Francois. They joined two other dogs named
Spitz and Dave. Finally they reached the cold new land and
Buck had his first experience with snow.

6. Vocabulary veranda - noun : a porch along the outside of a building
interlacing - adjective : linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
artesian well - noun : a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward
demesne - noun : territory over which rule or control is exercised
obscurely - adverb : in an obscure manner
imperiously - adverb : in an imperious manner
aristocrat - noun : a member of the aristocracy
egotistical - adjective : characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance

7. Vocabulary progeny - noun : the immediate descendants of a person
conveyance - noun : act of transferring property title from one person to another
lacerated - adjective : having edges that are jagged from injury
unkempt - adjective : not properly maintained
soliloquize - verb : talk to oneself
genial - adjective : of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
revelation - noun : an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
latent - adjective : not presently active, potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
conciliate - verb : make compatible with, cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
impartial - adjective : showing lack of favoritism

8. Expression “Old longings nomadic leap, Chafing at custom’s chain;
(P.5 / line.1)
“Old longings nomadic leap,
Chafing at custom’s chain;
Again from its brumal sleep
Wakens the ferine strain.”
-> Old aspiration moves for wandering,
Getting angry custom’s chain,
Wild’s blood
Return to consciousness in hibernation again.

9. “Twist it, an’ you’ll choke ‘m plentee,”
Expression
(P.7 / line.14)
“Twist it, an’ you’ll choke ‘m plentee,”
-> ‘m means him.
That sentence means “Tug this rope, and you can tighten Buck’s neck.”

10. Expression
(P.7 / line.14)
The kidnapper undid the bloody wrappings and looked at his lacerated hand. “If I don’t get the hydrophoby”
-> The kidnapper untied the handkerchief with blood and looked at his wounded hand.
Hydrophoby is rabies.

11. Expression “Sacredam!” he cried, when his eyes lit upon Buck.
(P.13 / line.4)
“Sacredam!” he cried, when his eyes lit upon Buck.
“Dat one dam bully dog! Eh? How moch?”
-> “Sacredam!” means “Oh, my goodness!”
“Dat one dam bully dog!” means “How handsome he is!”

12. Information
Buck lived at a big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley.
The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. Much of Santa Clara County and its county seat, San Jose, are in the Santa Clara Valley. The valley was originally known as the Valley of Heart’s Delight for the miles and miles of orchards. Once primarily agricultural because of its highly fertile soil, it is now largely urbanized, although its far southern reaches south of Gilroy remain rural. Silicon Valley is roughly coterminous with the Santa Clara Valley, although since the former is as much a state of mind as an actual location, people often refer to parts of the San Francisco Peninsula as being part of Silicon Valley as well.

13. Information
Locally, the Santa Clara Valley is also referred to as the "South Bay." Few traces of its agricultural past can still be found, but the Santa Clara Valley American Viticultural Area remains a large wine making region. It is the first commercial wine producing region in California (and possibly the United States) utilizing high quality French varietal vines imported from france.

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