The nonfiction book, The Call of the Wild, written by Jack London shows how a dog can love and hate his owners. More importantly it shows that you can trust the ones you love. This novel is mostly written from a dog's point of view while expressing and explaining both sides of a relationship between human and dog.
While it is clear that the story begins in sunny California, it quickly turns to the cold and wintery northwest perhaps Alaska or Canada. The descriptive measure of Buck’s feelings and detailed events make it as if you are in the time period that the story was occurring. There were times I felt like I actually witnessed what was happening. I could visualize the fights, rescues, and how intense the excursions were.
Buck is the main character in this book, he wanted to be a leader and have one owner who loved him. That owner ended up being John Thornton. He was the nicest and most caring owner. Buck did have other owners along the way, Mercedes, Charles and Hal, were prior to John. This family did not know how to take care of dogs and were only concerned about their own agenda. Then there was Francisco, a very strict owner but he did take care of Buck. On one occasion he rubbed Buck’s paws when they were freezing and even made him some boots. Spitz ended up being one of the few dogs that were described in the novel. This dog was the original leader of the sled team but he was also rude, hateful, and an instigator to all of the team. He
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Buck would end up being sold several times to owners with different personalities. With all the changes of people and environment he endured more than most dogs and probably humans could handle. His final test was when he found the owner that he loved and respected the most, killed by indians. This devastation sent Buck to ultimately answer the call of the wild and join the