Call Of The Wild

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In the book The Call of the Wild the author’s name is Jack London. This book is a fiction book, which means that it is a book that was made up by the author, but could possibly happen in real life. Jack London first published the book in 1903. The man himself is an amazing writer, and his book turned out in a very fine way. The book The Call of the Wild was taken place mostly in the Yukon territory, during 1896, when the Klondike Gold Rush first began. This was a very cold, and depressing time for many. Many had died, or wasted all their time and money to find gold, and came to the point to where they had found nothing. The story took place in Alaska and in, now called, Canada. The setting was in 1896 all the way thru 1899. Almost more than …show more content…

First there was Manuel. Manuel was a poor farmer that had a problem with gambling. He gambled, and lost, so he stole Buck to pay for his bet. Next, there was “The Man in the Red Sweater.” He had a club, and beat Buck with it, to get Buck to listen to all his commands. Buck fastly learned “The Law of the Club and Fang.” Then, there was Spitz. Spitz was the leader of the pack, he was the most ferocious, and the scariest. He cared about no other dog, and killed any dog that tried to kill him. Buck hated him deeply, and wanted to be the leader. Spitz and Buck got into their last fight, and he was killed. There was Dolly who was the second dog that tried to kill Buck. He tried killing Buck because he wanted Buck’s spot as leader for the pack. The Man in the Red Sweater was another person that conflicted with Buck in his journey. He was a man with a club that beat Buck, until Buck was to weak to fight. He tortured and beat Buck, almost even to Buck’s death. He was the one that taught Buck “The Law of Club and Fang.” There was Francois, who was a very strict dog sled driver. Hal was also a conflict to Buck. He was a young man who purchased Buck, and many other dogs. He mistreated the dogs very badly, almost to where most of the dogs had died. John Thornton was an older man that Buck very deeply loved. John saved Buck from dying, and treated him very fairly. The Yeehats were a group of indians that had killed John while Buck was …show more content…

Buck is a mixed dog between a St. Bernard, and a Sheepdog. Buck lives on Judge Miller’s farm. He gets sold by one of Judge Miller’s gardener’s helpers. This man’s name is Manuel. Buck is soon part of a dog sled team, and runs on the Klondike trail in Alaska, and also Canada. Buck soon fights with many dogs to finally get to be leader. Soon Spring comes, and Buck’s crew is not the brightest. So they make all the dogs try to go over the lake, and John Thornton stops them and takes Buck. Soon, the whole crew falls into the lake. John Thornton gets killed by a group of indians. Buck kills them all. Buck soon goes into the wild, and instead of being a pet dog, he is a beast.
I like how everything is written in the book. The author certainly knew his grammar, and for that reason the book was very enjoyable. I would not read it over again, only because the book kind of bored me. I would read it again if I had to, but not if I wanted to. There really is not anything you could improve in this book. It’s very greatly

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