In the Call of the Wild, the author tells a story of a dog whose name is Buck. We follow buck through his adventures in the Klondike. He experiences a transformation as he adapts to the cold temperatures, the heavy sled behind him, and the savageness of the other dogs. By the end of the story Buck is a completely different dog. The main message of the book was probably to never count on where you are now in life, because things change. The author presents this by using Buck as a Symbol of a human life.
The majority of the story takes place in northern regions of Alaska and Canada where the Alaskan Gold rush was taking place. The time period in which the story takes place is the early 1900's. The story's setting is very important to the main plot of the story. Without the cold of Alaskan North the story wouldn't be anywhere near the same. If it hadn't been cold or if there hadn't been a gold rush Buck would have been able to stay in California instead of being needed to pull dog sleds.
A narrator tells the story, speaking from a third person limited point of view.The narrator stays with Buck through the entire story.Throughout the story the narrator describes exactly what Buck is thinking and feeling. Instead of letting you figure out what Buck is like he explains it directly.
As the story begins Buck is at his home in California. The narrator describes Buck as being the ruler of the property. After Buck and his home are described, a gardener, who Buck trusted, sells him. Buck is then sent to the Yukon where he is forced to pull dog sleds. In Alaska he meets other dogs, and witnesses a dog getting killed. This consequently gains him hisfirst enemy. because Spitz, the dog that was his enemy, laughs at the dog getting killed. Spitz is the lead dog in his sled team. As the story progresses Buck and Spitz get into bigger and more dangerous arguments until finally he kills Spitz in a fight. Now, …