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The Call Of The Wild (Scholastic Classics)
The Call Of The Wild - Scholastic Classics Author:Jack London The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his ... more »home (and from the easy life) and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska.
Buck must quickly learn the harsh law of survival among the men and dogs of the gold-crazed North. He becomes progressively feral in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fight to survive and dominate other dogs.His intelligence, courage, and cunning transform him into a feared leader. As wolves attack and men grow desperate, Buck must heed the call of the wild. Only the strong will survive.
By the end, he sheds the veneer of civilization, and relies on primordial instinct and learned experience to emerge as a leader in the wild. London intended this book as a statement on modern life and the process of civilizing human beings.« less