The Call Of The Wild

Synopsis

The Call Of The Wild is a novel by Jack London based on the Darwin’s theory; Survival of the fittest. A dog which is nurtured as pet, unearths the wolf inside it, when exposed to brutal and cruel treatments under harsh circumstances. The story is set in the frozen Canadian Klondike gold rush during 1890s. Central character of this story revolves around Buck, a domesticated dog. 

Stolen to compensate the gambling debts of the gardener, Buck is sold to the gambling club. The club sells him to Canadian dispatchers and ultimately moved to a Klondike region with extreme climatic conditions where it learns to survive the cold winter. In a rivalry with Spitz, Buck wins and emerges as the leader of the team.

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