The Call of the Wild By Jack London

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The Call of the Wild By Jack London

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1xSCOPEzXm3RKx
Modificato: Nov 16, 2011, 9:08 pm

Pages 1-100

The Call of the Wild takes place during the gold rush, when sled dogs were needed to send supplies and messages back to California and to their families back home. Buck who is the main character is the lead dog for the sled team. Buck is a mix of St.Bernard and Scotch Shepard dog with a lean muscular build. He was use to being a house dog before he stolen and then sold. He was sold to a sled owner and used as a sled dog. Buck encounter some conflicts along the way when the dogs begin to challenge one another to be the Alpha male.

2fuzzi
Nov 17, 2011, 8:07 am

One of my favorite books as a child. Enjoy.

3xSCOPEzXm3RKx
Nov 19, 2011, 7:18 pm

Thanks do you have any other suggestions for books?

4fuzzi
Nov 20, 2011, 3:52 pm

If you liked The Call of the Wild, you would probably enjoy a similar book by the same author, White Fang.

5xSCOPEzXm3RKx
Modificato: Dic 4, 2011, 3:48 pm

Call of the Wild

Pages 100-172

Buck's wolf side is calling him to the wild, because he feels he is at home when he finds a wolf to run with in the night. After that Buck stays by John his sled his master, but two nights pass and Buck can't help himself so he leaves and runs back into the forest. While following the trail of the yeehats he is stabbed in the chest by a spear. The yeehats now tell a story about how a ghost wolf runs enfront of every wolf pack and leads them with no fear. This ghost is Buck and how big and strong he was to the wolves. This story reminds of the Native Americans and how they their stories, by using examples of animals for symbolism.

6mrkray
Dic 5, 2011, 3:47 pm

That's more like it. Thanks for looking at Buck symbolically. Expand on those ideas!

7xSCOPEzXm3RKx
Modificato: Dic 11, 2011, 9:35 pm

Thanks for your help I will work on that.