Call of the Wild By Jack London
The 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. There are three main elements in this novel that come together to develop the theme. The first is the characters, the second is the many settings and the third is the plot. The main theme is that people will do anything for someone they love. The author, Jack London shows this theme in many instances throughout the story. All of the main characters in this story loved something. Buck loves the wilderness, Spitz loved being a leader, Jack loved Buck, the man in the red sweater loved power, and other people loved other things. The characters, setting, and plot in the novel The Call of the Wild interact to reveal the theme the power of love is stronger that all other powers. The main plot in the story showed
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Approximate Word count = 787
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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