Even though Buck loves John Thornton, what also has a hold on his heart?

1) He would often seize Thornton's hand in his mouth and lay at his feet watching him
2) He would kneel down and roll over on his back and wait to be petted
3) He would bark loudly when Thornton left and then bark loudly when he returned
4) He would bring Thornton his slippers and his newspaper to read

Some cultural backgrounds have different superstitions or customs, this can play a part in how they decide things. superstitions are important to a culture for example, an asian culture has a superstition about women putting their purses on the ground their money will be gone, therefore people in that culture try everything they can to not let their purse touch the ground in fear of it being true. also like how we avoid walking under ladders in fear of bad luck. customs may also play a key role a custom also know as a tradition, is something people in the culture have been doing for generations as a quick example, if a family has a necklace that the family's mother passes it on to her daughter in so on it's a custom in that family.

Rukmani refers to the stone gods and goddesses in the temple