And closely akin to the visions of the hairy man was the call still sounding in the depths of the forest. It filled him with a great unrest and strange desires. It caused him to feel a vague, sweet gladness, and he was aware of wild yearnings and stirrings for he knew not what. Sometimes he pursued the call into the forest, looking for it as though it were a tangible thing, barking softly or defiantly, as the mood might dictate. He would thrust his nose into the cool wood moss, or into the black soil where long grasses grew, and snort with joy at the fat earth smells; or he would crouch for hours, as if in concealment, behind fungus-covered trunks of fallen trees, wide-eyed and wide-eared to all that moved and sounded about him. It might be, lying thus, that he hoped to surprise this call he could not understand. But he did not know why he did these various things. He was impelled to do them, and did not reason about them at all.

—The Call of the Wild,
Jack London
Based on this passage, what do you think the novel’s final resolution will be? Write several sentences explaining your answer.

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Based on the passage from "The Call of the Wild," it seems the novel's final resolution will revolve around a deep connection to nature and a transformative return to primal instincts. The protagonist's experiences, filled with unrest, wild yearnings, and an inexplicable call from the forest, suggest a journey of self-discovery and an awakening to his true nature. The way he actively pursues the call, despite not fully understanding it, indicates an evolution away from domestication toward a more instinctual existence. Ultimately, I anticipate that the resolution will culminate in him embracing this call, possibly leading him to fully reclaim his wild spirit and find his place within the natural world, suggesting a rejection of human societal constraints in favor of a more authentic, instinct-driven life.