Rhetoric is magic used by writers in their writings to arouse strong sentiments and to touch the heartstrings of readers.Wendelin Van Draanen gives full play of rhetoric in her best-seller Flipped and successfully created strong resonance for readers.
The Call of the Wild by Jack London depicts the protagonist Buck’s transition,i.e.from a dog to a wolf,as well as those victims eliminated in the selecting of nature.All of these reflect the perpetual theme in this novel—social Darwinism which advo⁃cates“survival of the fittest”.
