Call of the Wild: Buck Buck had a lot of external conflicts with dogs he was traveling with. He would always have to fight and even kill them sometimes. Buck also had external conflicts with some of his owners, other animals, and the Yeehats. He has external conflicts with the setting, because of the cold and the violent weather. John Thorton had external conflicts with the setting, the man who beat up Buck, and the Yeehats. Buck had a lot of internal conflicts because he was feeling sad for a long period of time. The first event leading up to the climax is when Judge Miller sold Buck to the man in the red sweater and the man in the red sweater beat up Buck