We are studying the novel's thematic shift. At first, London highlights his view of human society as Darwinian where the weak and poor are in effect uncared for and left to die. In today's. lesson we continued to study how Buck's new owner, Thornton, introduces the concept of love as an antidote to Darwinian socialism, or a belief that the weak deserve their lot. We discussed the supernatural feats Buck performs as an impassioned revitalized being . I explained how this shift in emphasis relates to London's view that compassion and love can temper cruelty and greed. Colson worked on writing sentences to comprehension questions addressing Buck's supernatural feats .