In the book The Call of the Wild The main character is a large St. Bernard/Scotch shepherd dog named Buck. At the Setting the book is placed in is right as gold was discovered in the harsh conditions of the Klondike and everyone was after it. As Buck was a highly strong and capable dog he was stolen from his home with a wealthy owner and sold to become a sled dog. Buck encountered many obstacles the second he was sold and loaded on a train to take him from the sunny Californian conditions. Buck
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The last true frontier In the 1890s gold was found in tributaries along the Klondike River‚ once found tens of thousands of people flocked to Alaska to try a strike it rich. The primary mode of transportation in Alaska were sled dogs‚ these dogs were able to run up to 40 miles a day on just a few hours of sleep. The novel “Call of the Wild” is the harrowing tale of a dog plucked from his home and thrust into the deadly Alaskan Yukon‚ forced to either become a sled dog and carve out his own niche
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the book The Call of the Wild Jack London writes the story of a California dog‚ Buck‚ thrown into the harsh Northland climate. During his time in the Yukon‚ Buck starts to return to his primitive roots. On his journey‚ Buck meets John Thornton‚ a gold-seeker. Buck learns to love Thornton. Thornton is the only thing keeping Buck tied to mankind. When Thornton dies the last tie is broken and Buck returns to his primitive wolf roots. The theme The Power of the Primitive is shown throughout the
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The Laws of Civilization and of Wilderness While the two lives that Buck leads stand in stark contrast to each other‚ this contrast does not go unchallenged throughout the novel. His life with Judge Miller is leisurely‚ calm‚ and unchallenging‚ while his transition to the wilderness shows him a life that is savage‚ frenetic‚ and demanding. While it would be tempting to assume that these two lives are polar opposites‚ events later in the novel show some ways in which both the wild and civilization
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Call of the Wild BUCK‚ A POWERFUL DOG‚ half St. Bernard and half sheepdog‚ lives on Judge Miller’s estate in California’s Santa Clara Valley. He leads a comfortable life there‚ but it comes to an end when men discover gold in the Klondike region of Canada and a great demand arises for strong dogs to pull sleds. Buck is kidnapped by a gardener on the Miller estate and sold to dog traders‚ who teach Buck to obey by beating him with a club and‚ subsequently‚ ship him north to the Klondike. Arriving
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movie Call of the Wild are very different in many ways. It could be the way a scene plays out‚ a character’s role‚ or even when a event takes place. First‚ in the movie Call of the Wild John Thornton played a role throughout the whole movie being a gold miner searching for Buck. In the book Call of the Wild John Thornton isn’t added to the story until Hal‚ Charles‚ Mercades and were about to cross over the lake‚ and John rescues Beck. Second‚ in the movie Curly is only mentioned by a man in the bar
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Kane Whitlock Ms. Baswell English III 4 November 2014 Author: Jack London Jack London was one of America’s most celebrated writers. London (1876-1916) gained worldwide acclaim as a writer by basing his works on his own colorful worldwide exploits. “Jack London was a native Californian who achieved worldwide acclaim as a powerful storyteller‚ a legendary public figure‚ and America ’s most commercially successful writer” (Hogge 12). London had a remarkable talent for writing about many of issues
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In places like Melaka‚ “gold was so plentiful that children played with it.” (Lockard‚ p229) “Pepper bought in Melaka could sell in China for three times the price it was purchased for.”(Lockard‚ 231) so it was very valuable for both the Melakan tradesmen and the Chinese. The
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1) Jack London was born John Griffith Chaney and later he took his step-father’s last name. 2) Jack London’s extensive work experiences included: being a laborer‚ factory worker‚ an oyster pirate‚ sailor‚ railroad hobo‚ journalist and gold prospector in the Klondike. 3) Jack London’s most famous works are The Call of the Wild‚ White Fang‚ and Sea Wolf. 4) At age 10 Jack London sold newspapers on the street to help with his family’s income. 5) London would write new words he learned on pieces
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life threatening situation. It is this negligence working against mankind that ultimately determines their fate. As the sun rises in the Yukon‚ a hiker‚ along with his dog‚ begin their journey to a camp near a prospect area potentially filled with gold. Although the man dresses properly for the arctic weather‚ he does not thoroughly weigh the results of his actions for traveling in such dangerous conditions. After stepping in water and being doused with snow from a tree‚ he realizes the need to
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