Read the excerpt below, and answer the question that follows. He was a thing of the wild, come in from the wild to sit by John Thornton's fire, rather than a dog of the soft Southland stamped with the marks of generations of civilization.

The quotation above suggests that Buck is

still adapting

transformed into a wild thing

conflicted about his identity

domesticated

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

explanation:

always metal! releases anger and stress! bands i suggest are trivium, lamb of god, slayer, and amon amarth

theresa is going to be my girl this year, he promised himself as he left the gym full of students in his new fall clothes.