The American classic that I have chosen to read and write a report about was The Call of The Wild written by Jack London. My passion for dogs motivated me to read this American classic. I have two dogs—a Chihuahua and a Golden Retriever. Therefore, I thought it would be interesting to read a book about dogs. The story shows the perspective of the main character, who is a dog named Buck. In addition, I thought I could learn some things about the behavior of dogs and the way they think. Also, another reason I chose this book was because I have heard a lot of good things and read reviews about it. One of my friends recommended me to read it because he said it would be a good book to read; however, I do not read much. I remember reading
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The movie that I watched was Toei Animation’s 1981 animated film of The Call of the Wild. The sixty seven minute film was very good in my opinion. The film and the novel were pretty close to each other, but they also had differences. The narration in the 1981 film was good along with the sound, story, and art. I watched the movie first before reading the book and I have to say that they are pretty close with each other. Although they had some differences. An example is in the beginning of the animated film, the narration in the beginning said: “Dogs were stolen from all over the North American continent and sold into service in this harsh northern land.” The book had much different introduction than this one’s. There are also live action film versions of The Call of the Wild that shows a lot of differences with the other animated films and the book. According to Brian Camp (2012), the live action film versions of the story tend to focus on one or more of the human characters and make them the protagonists, relegating the main, character, Buck, a big dog who is a half- St. Bernard and half Scotch shepherd, to supporting status. In the story the human characters only come and go and were the supporting characters instead of the main protagonists. The book was mainly focused on Buck’s perspective. I would recommend watching the 1981 animated version by Toei Animation. I will also plan to watch the other animated films and live action films of The Call of the
The movie that I watched was Toei Animation’s 1981 animated film of The Call of the Wild. The sixty seven minute film was very good in my opinion. The film and the novel were pretty close to each other, but they also had differences. The narration in the 1981 film was good along with the sound, story, and art. I watched the movie first before reading the book and I have to say that they are pretty close with each other. Although they had some differences. An example is in the beginning of the animated film, the narration in the beginning said: “Dogs were stolen from all over the North American continent and sold into service in this harsh northern land.” The book had much different introduction than this one’s. There are also live action film versions of The Call of the Wild that shows a lot of differences with the other animated films and the book. According to Brian Camp (2012), the live action film versions of the story tend to focus on one or more of the human characters and make them the protagonists, relegating the main, character, Buck, a big dog who is a half- St. Bernard and half Scotch shepherd, to supporting status. In the story the human characters only come and go and were the supporting characters instead of the main protagonists. The book was mainly focused on Buck’s perspective. I would recommend watching the 1981 animated version by Toei Animation. I will also plan to watch the other animated films and live action films of The Call of the