Klondike Gold Rush

of the Wild - Emma Chen The Call of the Wild by John London tells the story of Buck, a housedog who is stripped of his comfortable lifestyle and kidnapped to pull sleds along the cold and unforgiving lands of Yukon in Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush. Exposed to “the law of Club and Fang” as he sees a friend get ripped apart by other dogs, Buck soon begins to get in touch with his primitive instincts which were hidden away during his captivity. The book was unique in the way that…

Jack London, a substantial American, author was replete with venture and erraticness. He grew as a destitute child, but that didn’t block his future as a great author. He dropped out of high school, started enduring bad habits, and got arrested for vagrancy. London, an author of many short stories, novels, and fiction writing, was a prodigious author when it came to his writings. “In his brief life, London sought adventures in the far corners of the world, from the frozen Yukon to the South…

If these characters don’t accomplish their goal it could affect their life forever. Buck in the Call of the Wild is a dog who was thrown into the Klondike gold rush and is trying to survive harsh times. Farah Ahmedi in Escape to Afghanistan is a young girl living in Afghanistan who is trying to get to Pakistan away from danger. Aengus in The Song of Wandering Aengus a lonely man searching for love. However, although all persevered to accomplish their goals, not all of the individuals were…

accompanied by his own personal experiences. The Call of the Wild is inspired by London’s many voyages to the frigid Northeast parts of Canada known as the Klondike in search of gold. London’s main character in The Call of the Wild is Buck, a pampered yet robust domestic dog of mixed breed in southern California. Buck is stolen amidst the Klondike Gold Rush in order to be sold as a sled dog in the colder Northern territories. Throughout his journey, Buck experiences atavism, or in simpler terms,…

“To Build a Fire” written by Jack London was a wonderfully written piece, which was written at a time of London’s life where all he could rely on was the faith that his writings would deliver him from his financial woes. His efforts did not go unnoticed with this particular publication as it was recognized as his best short story. Understanding his life which would be considered a “rags to riches” portrayal, I am under the belief that “To build a Fire” was the story that catapulted his career as…

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…

Death in Frigid Alaska In The Call of the Wild written by Jack London, set during the Alaskan Klondike gold rush of 1897, death is a common theme throughout the book. The Call of the Wild is a story about Buck, a farm dog, who is kidnapped from his home in Santa Clara Valley and forced to work as a sled dog up north in Alaska for the Klondike gold rush. In The Call of the Wild there are many hardships these dogs must face in the Alaskan wilderness. Some of the hardships they had to go through…

Alaska. In Alaska at the time the gold rush was just picking up and strong dogs were in high demand. The dogs were used to haul sleds and carry heavy loads of gold. This experience was all new to Buck because he had never seen snow; let alone been subjected to such cruelty. He made a friend on the ship on the way named Curly who ended up getting killed by a pack of huskies. Buck took Curly’s death very hard and vowed to never let it happen to him. After getting to Klondike, Alaska Buck was…

been suddenly jerked from the heart of civilization and flung into the heart of things primordial,” (London, Ch.2). In the novel The Call of the Wild, by Jack London Buck is kidnapped from his home and taken to become a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. He works for mail carriers traveling back and forth across the Yukon, then sold to three inexperienced southerners looking to strike it rich. Finally he is rescued and by a man he grows to love and defend in The Call of the wild there is…

I find London’s description of the Wild and its laws to be exotically unique. How London juxtaposes the malevolent Wild’s hatred for life and its attempt to allure “restless men” into “submission”, forces me to believe that danger is imminent for two men trudging in the Yukon (49). The havoc of the disappearance of Bill and Henry’s dogs reminds me of the plot of the book And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. I imagine anyone in their right mind would be just as scared as Bill if some…