The Call of The Wild
In the Call of the Wild, the author tells a story of a dog whose name is Buck. We follow buck through his adventures in the Klondike. He experiences a transformation as he adapts to the cold temperatures, the heavy sled behind him, and the savageness of the other dogs. By the end of the story Buck is a completely different dog. The main message of the book was probably to never count on where you are now in life, because things change. The author presents this by using Buck as a Symbol of a human life. The majority of the story takes place in northern regions of Alaska and Canada where the Alaskan Gold rush was taking place. The time period in which the story takes place is the early 1900's. The story's setting is very important to the main plot of the story. Without the cold of Alaskan North the story wouldn't be anywhere near the same. If it hadn't been cold or if there hadn't been a gold rush Buck would have been able to stay in California instead of being needed to pull dog sleds. A narrator tells the story, speaking from a
The story was written well and I enjoyed it. It was written so that it would be easy to read but still be a good story. It was definitely meant for kids under 12, but oh well to late now. Eventually they are sold to new and incompetent owners who overwork, and under feed the entire team, because of this the entire team except 6 of the dogs die from starvation and exhaustion. Just before Buck would have died a man named John Thorton saves him. At first Thorton resists stopping a beating that Buck is taking from his owners, but then he stands up, cut Buck's reigns, and takes Buck from his owners. This leads to a great love between Buck and Thorton. Later, while Thorton is out hunting for gold, Buck decides to wander through the woods. While in the woods he meets a wolf. He becomes this wolf's friend and plays with the wolf for the rest of the night. When Buck wanders of another time, a tribe of Indians kill Thorton. As soon as Buck finds out he goes into a rage and attacks the Indians sending them running. Immediately after a pack of
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Approximate Word count = 705
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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