Read the following lines from The Call of the Wild . He was surprised at the eagerness which animated the whole team and which was communicated to him; but still more surprising was the change wrought in Dave and Sol-leks. They were new dogs, utterly transformed by the harness… The toil of the traces seemed the supreme expression of their being, and all that they lived for and the only thing in which they took delight. Cite the quotation that best supports Buck's observation that the other dogs actually enjoy the harness. "He was surprised at the eagerness which animated the whole team and which was communicated to him..." "...but still more surprising was the change wrought in Dave and Sol-leks. They were new dogs, utterly transformed by the harness…" "...still more surprising was the change wrought in Dave and Sol-leks." "The toil of the traces seemed the supreme expression of their being, and all that they lived for and the only thing in which they took delight." Cite the quotation that best supports Buck's observation that the other dogs actually enjoy the harness.

The theme reflected in this excerpt is the value of work. The excerpt shows how the dogs understand when they have to work and that they are ready for work as soon as they put on the harness. In the excerpt, it says that the attitude of the dogs change completely when they have the harness on, this change in behavior shows how the dogs value their work and that they would do it for as long as their owners need.

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"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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