Although Jack London’s The Call of the Wild is based on true events, it is a fictional story. One reason why this book is important is because it is based on historical events that occurred during the late 1800’s. Another reason the book’s important is because it’s about adventure and wilderness survival. It is also a classic that many people around the world read. The central settings are in a ranch in the sun-kissed valley of Santa Clara, California, and in Yukon Canada; the area that would later become the state of Alaska. The ranch is where the main character came from, and up in Alaska is where he eventually travels. It is also told in the 3rd person point of view. I can tell because it uses words like he, she, it, they, and them. The settings and the point of view of the story really affect it because if it were in a different place, then features of the area would be different, too. Depending on where characters are in a story are affects what will happen to them. With the point of view, it would change whose eyes the reader sees through in the story. Since this story is in the 3rd person point of view, we don’t know exactly what and how the main character feels and thinks. …show more content…
I think the story would be a character vs. character book. Buck is battling other characters: the man in the red sweater, the dog sled crew, the tribe of people, the herd of moose, and the wolves. The characters mostly fought Buck in the story (all of the ones I listed did at a