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The Call of the Wild
Jack LONDON (1876 - 1916)
The
Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London published in 1903. The story
is set in the Yukon during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush—a period in
which strong sled dogs were in high demand. The novel's central
character is a dog named Buck, a domesticated dog living at a ranch in
the Santa Clara Valley of California as the story opens. Stolen from his
home and sold into service as sled dog in Alaska, he reverts to a wild
state. Buck is forced to fight in order to dominate other dogs in a
harsh climate. Eventually he sheds the veneer of civilization, relying
on primordial instincts and learned experience to emerge as a leader in
the wild. The terrible, never relenting work of pulling sleds in
sub-freezing temperatures combined with little food and rest quickly
killed any dog not extremely tough. It almost kills Buck but his fierce
determination to survive finally brings him through.
London lived for most of a year in the Yukon collecting material for the book.