All of Jack London's stories are baser on personal experiences, which shows that he is fascinated by pain and nature. ... Afterwards, "Flora married John London, a Civil War veteran, who had recently moved to San Francisco, eight months after Jack was born."" ... As a journalist, Jack covered the Russo-Japanese War for the Hearst newspapers in 1904, and in 1914, he covered the Mexican Revolution for Collier's. In 1900, Jack married his math tutor and friend, Bess Maddern. ... (Wilson) At age 29, The Call of the Wild became an international best seller. ...

• Word Count: 454
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... Buck then felt something that he had never felt before, "the call of the wild". ... London teaches many lessons about the wild to Buck. ... London tells how Buck finds his true calling, "the call of the wild", as he enters the wolf pack. ... Jack London's The Call of the Wild is a story of an ordinary dog placed in extraordinary situations. ...

• Word Count: 791
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The book The Call of the Wild by Jack London is the story of a dog named Buck. ... (London, 6) He also comes in contact with a family of a man and his sister and her husband on their way to Dawson, who treats him and what is left of his team very poorly, causing many of his fellow dogs to go mad. ... (London, 54) The love shown to Buck causes him to be crazily obedient and devoted to John Thornton, which is proven many times, including one time when Thornton and two of his friends are sitting atop the edge of a cliff: "John Thornton was sitting near the edge, Buck at his shoulder. ... (...

• Word Count: 565
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School