." - Jagroop Singh Jack London's "The Call of the Wild" (1903), is the story of Buck, a St. ... However, it is made clear that he is neither "a house dog nor kennel dog" and the "whole realm was his" (London, 1). ... Based on London's writing style, it can be assumed that Buck was a bodyguard to the family. ... The abuse from the man in the sweater only strengthened Buck and his instinct to go back to the wild as he was beaten, but not broken (London, 6). ... Abraham Rothberg, in his article Land Dogs and Sea Wolves: A Jack London Dilemma (1980), states that Lond...

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