Call of the Wild
Kerry JAy
April 1, 1997
Call of the Wild
Jack London.
104 pages, fiction book.
The Call of the Wild has a very interesting plot. It is centered around a St.
Bernard and Scotch Shepherd mix, named Buck. At home, which was a large house
in the sun, he ruled over all dogs. Buck was Judge Miller's inseparable
companion, until a man named Manuel, who was the one of the gardener's helpers,
committed a treacherous act. Manuel, to cover his Chinese lottery gambling
debts, stole Buck from his sound sleep and brought him to a flag station called
College Park. There, the exchanging of money took place. It was simple.
Manuel needed money to pay off his gambling debts, and Buck was a prime
candidate. Buck was loaded onto an express car to Seattle. When he got there,
he was bought by two men named Perrault and Francois. He was loaded onto a ship
called the Narwhal and taken to the Yukon, where he was to be trained as a sled
dog. There were......
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