As Jaydn completed reading the novel, today's session focused on Buck's transformation from a house pet to a mythic being , wild in the Yukon. Jaydn located textual support demonstrating London's portrayal of Buck as a "tale " or a legend "Ghost Dog" and we discussed the role of legends and myths in society. I then discussed the influence of Darwin's theory of evolution on the novel's theme and explained how London suggests that despite the oppression from conflict that dictates life's outcomes, the fight for survival may nevertheless produce a more evolved human or human society . We further explored how Buck's evolved intelligence, physical strength ,and emotional depth represent the possibility of the development of a more evolved society. Jaydn further discussed whether the ending of the novel was sad or uplifting and her overall impressions of the book's style .