Should The Call Of The Wild Be Banned

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There have been many books written by many people and some have been the world's most popular books, but there have been other books that have been banned because of it’s content and it’s significance. One of the many books that have been banned was the book The Call of the Wild by Jack London. Many people believe that The Call of the Wild should not be banned because it shows real events that happen around that time period. It also includes and influential character which is Buck but the book should be banned. The Call of the Wild should be banned because it shows so much violence and, it has shown London's Dawnism and socialist views to the public. The Call of the Wild by Jack London was published in the year 1903. This book was a great piece of writing in which it shares the story of a dog named Buck that went from an area of safety and comfort to a place of hard labor and darkness. The Call of the Wild was inspired when he visited Yukon during the gold rush and he saw how the owners treated the dogs. “Jack London's experiences during the Klondike gold rush in the Yukon were the inspiration for The Call of the wild. He saw the way the dog sled teams behaved and how the owners treated them.”( Library of Congress,June 25). Then after the book was published it was banned, according to online books page by the online library from the University of Pennsylvania, “ Jack London’s writing was censured in several European dictatorships in …show more content…

The book should have been banned because its immense violence that it had. The violence could be disturbing to the young reader. Another reason the book of the wild should be banned was his Darwinist views. The book should be banned because it was more for the benefit of Jack London as he presented his socialist and philosophical views. Therefore, The Call of The Wild Should in fact have been

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