Call of the Wild Study Guide
Call of the Wild study guide contains a biography of Jack London, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
The Gold Rush in the Yukon and Alaska has prompted the need for big, strong dogs who will be able to pull sleds over icy trails. Buck, a large animal living in the home of Judge Miller in Santa Clara, California, is exactly what the explorers want. He is an animal with human-like tendencies, intelligence, strength and dignity. Thus far he has enjoyed his civilized life with the occasional nature stroll or hunting trip. Manuel, a gardener's helper with a penchant for gambling and a need for money, manages to kidnap Buck and sell him on the black market. He is given to a saloon-keeper and transported via train to the Northland. Throughout the ordeal, Buck is kept in a cage and becomes increasingly angry. He manages to badly bite one of his…
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- About Call of the Wild
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- Summary and Analysis of Chapter 1: Into the Primitive
- Summary and Analysis of Chapter 2: The Law of Club and Fang
- Summary and Analysis of Chapter 3: The Dominant Primordial Beast
- Summary and Analysis of Chapter 4: Who Has Won to Mastership
- Summary and Analysis of Chapter 5: The Toil of Trace and Trail
- Summary and Analysis of Chapter 6: For the Love of a Man
- Summary and Analysis of Chapter 7: The Sounding of the Call
- The Klondike Gold Rush
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