Call Of The Wild Conflicts

The book The Call Of The Wild is a classic fiction novel by Jack London. The book begins in the fall of 1887 and continues on in the 1890’s. In 1887 towards the beginning of the book Buck is in California. Towards the end of the book Buck is in the icy, cold, and isolated Klondike region of Alaska. The point of view in this book is third person limited. The point of view helps the story because it vividly describes the actions of all characters which makes it easier to understand the plot. Every story has an antagonist and a protagonist. The protagonist or person you are rooting for is Buck. The antagonist or person or thing the main character is in conflict with is nature. The conflict in this story is nature vs. nature. Buck has to survive the extreme temperatures of Alaska. There is one other character who is important to the plot. John Thornton is important to the plot because he is Buck’s best friend in a sense. …show more content…
Mauel sold Buck to “The man in the red sweater”. Buck was next taken to Alaska. Buck had many owners including Perrault, Francois, Hal, Charles, Mercedes, John Thorton, Pete, and lastly Hans. Buck was on a dog sled and he had an enemy named Spitsbergen. In the end Buck defeats Spitz and becomes leader of the dog sled. Lastly Buck gets adopted by John Thorton. Thorton is killed by the Yeehats an indian tribe. Buck finally becomes undomesticated. Overall I liked this book. One of the qualities I liked about this book is that there is never a dull or boring moment while reading it. One quote from the book that I like was "As you love me, Buck. As you love me..." I like this quote because it explains the love John Thornton has for Buck. It kept me intrigued throughout the whole story. One thing I disliked about this story is that it is a very mature book. The grammar in this book is advanced and often times rather difficult to