The Sled Dog In The Call Of The Wild By Jack London

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Many authors write about the experiences and difficulties that animals must face. In his fictional novel “The Call of the Wild,” Jack London tells of Buck, a sled dog, and his long, hard life and journeys with his many owners. One can tell a great deal about a person’s character in a novel by the way in which they treat animals, such as the characters Hal, Charles, and Mercedes, and John Thornton from “The Call of the Wild”.
In the novel, “The Call of the Wild”, Hal, Charles, and Mercedes, the trio and one of Buck’s owners, demonstrate how selfish and cruel they were because of the way they treated Buck and the other dogs. According to the text, Hal says, “‘They’re lazy, I tell you, and you’ve got to whip them to get anything out of them,’”