Jack London's The Call of the Wild, takes a domestic dog named Buck through traumatic events of abuse, abandonment, lessons learned, love, and finally to his home in the wild. ... London teaches many lessons about the wild to Buck. London's first lesson is that of obedience. ... The third lesson that London taught Buck was instinct. ... Jack London's The Call of the Wild is a story of an ordinary dog placed in extraordinary situations. ...

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"The Call of the Wild" was written by Jack London in 1903. ... As this example shows, London's use of this point of view is an effective way of telling the story, because with Buck being a dog and not having the ability to speak as do humans, having the author show what Buck was thinking allows the reader to get a better understanding of Buck's thoughts, feelings, and ideas. ... London uses the characters' observations and reactions to transport us to the story's place and time, for example when Buck first encountered snow. ... In conclusion, London's "The Call of...

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Jack London's epic tale of the transformation of a dog, Buck, is very unique. ... But, London's experiences were only part of his amazing tale. ... London does not just show his imagery through the fighting, but also through the hardships. ... The hunger that the dogs go through is terrible and London portrays that expertly. ... Here, London portrays famished dogs with a terrifying madness: "Never had Buck seen such dogs. ...

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One such author is Jack London. What interested me the most about Jack London was his book "The Call of the Wild." ... Between the two instances where this sentence appears, London seeks to toy with our conceptions of dogs and people. ... However, London plays with the concept of humanity when he describes Buck as a ruler, "king over all creeping, crawling, flying things of Judge Miller's place, humans included." ... But right before the kidnapping, London takes care to include aspects of Buck that seem out of place with his "high" life. ...

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The Call of the Wild This book is called The Call of the Wild and is written by Jack London. First, the book takes place in California. However, for the majority of the book, it takes place in Alaska during the Alaskan gold rush. The main characters in this book are Buck, Spitz, Francois, ...

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I read White Fang by Jack London. The book was so different than the actual movie, even though there were a few similar scenes in both. The book described the entire life of White Fang and his perspective on things that happened to him. The book also went into detail on how difficult it was for W...

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Author: Jack London Publisher: Scholastic Books Characters: John Thornton: John is a nice guy who takes Buck away from an evil man who scolds Buck a lot. Spitz: Spitz is a vicious dog that wants to kill Buck. Buck and Spitz get in to two or three fights throughout the story. Judge Miller: Ju...

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