Call of the Wild

I read the book The Call of the Wild by Jack London. This book was published in 1903 and remains his most famous work, which became best seller. London’s life had as much adventure as any of his stories. On age of 21, he went north, along with thousands of others, to where gold had been struck in Canada. Jack London mined no gold there, but as a writer, he found a wealth of material. He found exactly the right setting for many of the themes that excited him as a young writer, like the themes in The Call of the Wild. This book is foremost a dog story, but it displays a philosophical depth absent in most animal adventures.

This book begins with description of Buck, a huge Bernard-Shepard dog, who lives a comfortable life at Judge’s Miller estate in California. As the judge’s favorite dog, he has the run of the whole place, he goes hunting with the judge’s sons and gives the little grandsons rides on his back. But at this time gold was found in the Northland. Thousands of men were rushing there and many sled dogs were needed. One day Buck is sold to dog traders by one of the Judge’s gardeners who had gambling habits. Buck begins a long journey to the North, place f

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My opinion is that Buck is realistic character because he is a smart dog and London have a feelings of human being towards him. John Thornton, a guy that has a camp there, warns them that the ice they are traveling over is melting and that they may fell through. It was very enjoyable to read and I was impressed by Buck’s intelligence. I recommend this book to anyone, but especially to people who like adventures and have great love for animals and nature.

Buck is part of a sled team with five other dogs and his new owners are Francois and Perrault. He plunged into the swimming tank or went hunting with the Judge's sons; on wintry nights he lay at the Judge's feet before the roaring library fire; he carried the Judge's grandsons on his back…” The plot is realistic and most of it is about Buck‘s experiences while he is on the sled team: “Buck pulled when he could, but he could no longer pull; his muscles had wasted away; it was heartbreaking, only Buck’s heart was unbreakable. The new owners don’t listen to him, but Buck is very tired and he refuses to go further. Other important characters are Francois and Perrault, the mail delivers, and John Thornton, the guy that keeps Buck when he refuses to go further with the sled team. They are also realistic characters because they are people with normal jobs and they live their life in the Northland. Buck's great intelligence and determination makes him superior to most of the humans in the story.

London uses a lot of description and, therefore, you feel that you are right there when the events of the book occur.

Approximate Word count = 788
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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