John Griffith "Jack" London was an American journalist, author, and social activist. Some of his most famous work includes The Call of the Wild and White Fang, which are both set in the Klondike Gold Rush. Some of his most famous short stories includes "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life”. Between 1900 and 1916, Jack London completed more than 51 fiction and nonfiction books. He has also written hundreds of short stories and numerous articles. Several of the books and most of the short stories are classics and still popular. Some books and short stories have been translated into as many as 70 languages.
1&2 Titles in The Call of the Wild increases beyond a simple description of the plot. The first chapter is called
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With Thornton, Buck experiences love for the first time, developing a strong affection for the man who saved his life and who proves an ideal master. Thornton treats his dogs as if they are his own children, and Buck responds with devotion and obeys all commands. Thornton shakes and wrestles with him, and Buck has a way of biting Thornton’s hand without drawing blood but is strong enough to leave the marks of his teeth in Thornton’s flesh. The relationship of man and dog, this novel suggests, is not a creation of civilization, it is a much more primal bond that can survive even in a dog, such as Buck. Buck is no longer a pet or a slave, but he still has a master. He has not yet become an animal of the wild. John Thornton payed off his debts with money he won from a bet. He leaves to the east to find a fabled lost mine that is supposed to make a man rich. Together with his other dogs and his friends Pete and Hans, he and Buck wander in the wilderness, hunting and fishing and living off the land, until they reach a surface in a valley full of gold. The men earn thousands of dollars a day panning for gold, and the dogs have nothing to do. Buck begins to feel the desire to go into the wilderness. One night, he leaped up from sleep with a start, hearing a call from the forest. He bolts through the woods and finds a timber wolf, one-third his size. Buck begins to circle the wolf and make friendly advances, but the wolf is afraid. Finally, they show their friendship by sniffing noses, and the wolf leads Buck through the forest. Buck remembers John Thornton. The wolf encourages him to keep following, but Buck starts to go back toward camp. When he arrives, Thornton is eating, Buck showers him with affection. For two days, he never allowed Thornton out of his sight. Then, he hears the call more loudly than ever and is haunted by memories of his wild friend. Later in chapter 7, Thornton was