Read this excerpt from the call of the wild by jack london. close in under the sheltering rock buck made his nest. so snug and warm was it, that he was loath to leave it when francois distributed the fish which he had first thawed over the fire. but when buck finished his ration and returned, he found his nest occupied. a warning snarl told him that the trespasser was spitz. till now buck had avoided trouble with his enemy, but this was too much. the beast in him roared.

why does the author include this detail?

it is a part of the exposition that introduces the dogs’ personalities.
it is a part of the exposition that describes francois’s kindness to the dogs.
it is a part of the rising action that shows a conflict between the dogs.
it is a part of the rising action that explains a shortage of rations.

C) to explain where Buck came from and what life was like

Explanation:

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11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).