The Call of the Wild by Jack London is an enchanting story of a dog's struggles through terrible times and its loyalty to its owner. Buck is the mixed breed dog that possesses human characteristics as well as animal. Though he is often put in situations where he isn't in control, he manages to abandon his human qualities and respond to the "call of the wild". The main characters in this novel are Buck, the part Scotch terrier and ... correctly. A real man wouldn't place himself in that type of situation. Especially if he was going to travel with people like Mercedes and Charles. Then again, a...

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... on, Jack London ran for mayor of Oakland, California, on a socialist ticket. Jack London wrote numbers of great stories. He wrote Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf, The Game, White Fang, A Daughter of the Snow, The Cruise of the Dazzler, Before Adam, and many more short stories (Garrett 195). In Jack London's later life he died of an overdose of morphine, November 22, 1916, in Glen Ellen, California. He was buried in Jack London State Park; Valley of the Moon, Sonoma Country, California. Jack London did ... and by the case of Jim Hall (London 100-230). The equally important, theme of the n...

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• Grade Level: High School