In Call of the Wild, Jack London did a great job on this novel about survival of the fittest. He had published this book in July 18, 1903. A quote like from this book was "he was a killer, a thing that preyed, living on the things that lived, unaided, alone, by virtue of his own strength and prowess, surviving triumphantly in a hostile environment where only the strong survive". This quote show how he was one of the fittest; one that was surviving because he was fit.
Part One: This novel was about Buck, a Half St. Bernard, and half shepherd dog that happened to have been dog-napped for the purpose of pulling a sled thought Canada and Alaska. The reason for this was that the gold rush of the 1890 was going on; large dogs were wanted greatly to pull sleds. Buck had been sold to a man in a park by one of Judge Miller’s employee named Manuel. From there he goes to the man in the red sweater where he learns a very important lesson that will assist him in the future. Then he is sold to two mail carriers that are generous to him. After many different owners he then meets his last owner, John Thornton. Buck was the protagonist while Spitz is the antagonist. They were always on the verge of fight to the death for leadership of the pack. The time had come for the fight to the death with Spitz and Buck had just managed to stay alive. After that buck took charge of the pack.
Part Two: Once Buck has taken the leadership role from Spitz by defeating him in the battle Buck and his newfound crew or sold to a larger group of mail carries that have them go on a 25,000 mile expedition that leaves the dogs collapsing. But they don’t get a rest for they are quickly sold to a family that mistreats them. Hals and Charles then die but buck was first given to John.
My favorite character was John; I liked him because he took such great care of Buck and the other animals because he was an animal person. I could be related to John because i am an animal person too. I respect dogs as well. I have had a dog pull me although it was on a skateboard and not a sled.
I would recommenced this book to anyone who like to read novels about survival, nature, or animals.