Call Of The Wild
...s in this story are Spitz the Husky, Perrault, Buck's first master in the Yukon, who treats buck cruel, Francois a swarthy French Canadian half-breed and John Thornton who rescues Buck from tenderfoot explorers and becomes bucks master. This story takes place durring the second gold rush, the Klondike Gold Rush; it took place at the end of the nineteenth century in the cold, Arctic regions of the Yukon Valley in far Northwestern Canada and Alaska. It took great fortitude and will power to exist in the harsh, frozen climate of the Yukon Territory that is depicted in the book. Most of the setting is in the wild, but Dawson City is also pictured. This town sprawled over the triangle formed by the Klondike River, the Yukon River, and Moosehide Mountain. The Call of the Wild is a classic dog story that explores the role environment plays in shaping character. Buck is a privileged, dignified dog who is taken from his southern Californian home and shipped to Alaska during the 1890's Gold Rush. Along the way, Buck is mistreated by a series of owners, and he learns to survive as a member of a dog sled team. As a result, Buck soon realizes that in these more primitive settings, "the law of club and fang" overrides the rules of civilized society. With each new experience Buck regressess, or reverts to a more primitive state. Finally, a...