Call Of The Wild

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Call Of The Wild

The main character of the novel, The Call of the Wild, is a St. Bernard and Scotch

Shepherd mix, named Buck. As I read the book, I found out that Buck can be very loyal

and trustworthy to his master, if his master is loyal to him. Also, at times I found that

Buck could turn into an enraged beast very easily. At home, which was a large house

called Judge Miller’s Place, in the sun kissed Santa Clara Valley in California, Buck ruled

over all of the dogs that were there. Buck was Judge Miller’s inseparable companion, until

a man named Manuel, who was one the gardener’s helpers, committed a treacherous act.

In order to cover his Chinese lottery gambling debts, he stole Buck from his sound sleep

and brought him to a flag station called College Park. There, the exchanging of money

took place. Buck was loaded onto an express car to Seattle. On his way to Seattle, he

found that a man in a red sweater repeatedly beat him. From then on, Buck would never

forget his experiences. In that part of the book, I found out that Buck was now an enraged

animal and could only be tamed by repeatedly being hit with a club or a whip. At this point

of the book, I was thinking about Judge Miller. He would’ve sent out a message or an

investigation in order to find Buck. The trip to Seattle must of taken days and by then,

Judge Miller would’ve been worried sick about his inseparable companion. As the story

goes on, Buck’s first experience of snow left him feeling pretty stupid. When the train got

to the station in Seattle, two men named Perrault and Francois bought him.



Buck was then taken to the Yukon where he was trained to be a sled dog. There were

other dogs that Buck had grown to know well during his training. In a matter of time,

Buck became a great sled dog. Francois and Perrault took the huskies and mix breeds

from Dyea Beach to...