Jack London was born in 1876 in San Francisco, California. He lived with his father and mother. His father was an astrologer and his mother supposedly talked to the dead. He grew up not being cared for and with very little education (Adventures 482). Jack London finished school through the 8th grade (Wilson 1). When he turned eighteen he became an illegal "oyster pirate" in San Francisco.

Although he did not have very much education, he entered the University of California. He became dissatisfied with college life and left during his first year. He then followed the latest gold rush in the Yukon Territory. London did not come back with gold though. He returned with

Most of his main characters controlled their own destinies and were always in search for something. John Thorton leaves his mother and father in search for his life goal.

John Thorton symbolizes Jack London in a way. John Thorton moved away from home in search for something. He went to the Yukon Territory to find gold. Jack London went to the Yukon Territory for the same thing. Neither Jack nor John came back with gold though. John Thorton found that gold was not what he was looking for. London gave up on gold, but he found ideas for his writings (Call of the Wild).

The Call of the Wild is about a dog named Buck. A dog stolen from his home in California to be used as a sled dog in the Alaskan gold rush. He is happy with domestic life at the home of Judge Miller. But, Buck finds himself vulnerable to human and animal cruel

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