Through the forest they crept noiselessly, buck at the hairy man's heels. they were alert and vilgilant, the pair of them, ears twitching and moving and nostrils quivering for the man heard and smelled as keenly as buck. in this passage from the call of the wild, what does the hairy man represent? a. subtle fear for all humans b. the quiet dread that buck feels about staying with john thornton. c. the competitive spirit buck feels around humans d. the primitive origin of buck's relationship with john thornton. i feel it should be a but d looks good also.