Through Buck’s story, London explores mankind and all its puzzlings.
The fact that there are not too many books out there with the central character as a dog and that it is a full-length action-packed adventure is probably what attracted us as kids, and the brutal heartbreaking nature of it is possibly the reason why it still remains in our hearts.īut, this dog’s adventure is not just something that is taught and read in schools world over, it is one of the best-known stories written by an American author for a reason.
The book is Buck’s journey through violence and hardship, loyalty and loss, as he finally finds himself and his home in the Yukon wilderness. London’s most famous work, Call of the Wild is an adventure novella which tells the story of a dog named Buck (a cross between a St Bernard and a Scotch collie), who is stolen from his comfortable California home and is sold off to prospectors rushing off to Alaska to hunt for gold. Many of us probably picked up Jack London’s ‘The Call of the Wild’ in our early reading years, along with the likes of ‘Treasure Island’ and ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ as we gently opened the doors to the world of classic literature. From one of American literature’s most prominent figures, The Call of the Wild is a timeless tale of self-discovery that continues to enthrall readers, young and old.
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