Ch. 6 summary

Buck will be characterized as an animal of great love, loyalty, and devotion. Buck is devoted to John Thornton. Thornton had frozen his feet, and his partners left him behind to recover. Buck does not force Thornton's attention upon him. Buck is content to lie at a distance. Buck is uncomfortable when Thornton is out of his sight, because Buck remembers how people like Perrault and Francois, and even the Scotch half breed.