Call of the Wild By Jack Londo
Call of the Wild By Jack LondoThe book Call of the Wild by Jack London is about a dog named Buck and his journey to find his true family. Buck is ripped from his civilized home is sunkissed Snata Clara Valley, California and thrown in to the wilderness of the frozen Klondike in Alaska. Many different types of people who wer on the quest for weath bought and used him for pulling sleds. On the way up north, Buck made and lost many friends. He also learned the law of tooth and fang from the man in the red sweater. In the end of the book he went into the wilderness to find his true family after hearing the call of the wild. The characters, setting, and plot ing the novel The Call of the Wild interact to reveal the theme the power of love is stonger than all other powers.
Buck is the main character and he loves many people. Buck shows his love for John Thorton (his last owner) many times. For example, Buck pulls a sled 100 yards that has a thousand pounds of flour on it because John bet that he could (Page 50). Buck could not have moved the sled if he didn't love John. Manuel shows his love for money by selling Buck, the family dog. "He loved to play Chinese lottery" (Page 2). If he didn't love to play lottery Buck might still live in California. Manuel is the gardener for the family and the first person who sold Buck. Buck shows his love for leadership by fighting with Spitz. "The dominant primortal beast was stong in Buck" (Page 15). If Buck didn't want to be leader Spitz might still be alive because Buck never fought with anyone unless he had to. Spitz was the leader of the pack until Buck killed him.
The many different settings helped everyone see how Buck was loved. The first setting was California, then the dog seller's cage; the majority of the time the dogs are kept there on the trip up north, lastly and most imoptant --the wilderness. The many settings helped develope the theme. First of all, Buck is in Santa Clara...
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