Question

Can someone tell me some facts about "the call of the wild" please.

Answer 1

The Call of the Wild is a story of transformation in which the old Buck—the civilized, moral Buck—must adjust to the harsher realities of life in the frosty North, where survival is the only imperative.

Answer 2

Answer: Full Title: The Call of the Wild

Author: Jack London

Type Of Work: Novel

Genre: Dog story; adventure story

Time And Place Written: 1903, California

Tone: Sweeping, romantic, heroic

Setting (Time): The late 1890s

Protagonist

Buck

Major Conflict

Buck’s struggle against his masters and his development from a tame dog into a wild beast

Rising Action

Buck’s battle with Spitz; Buck’s struggle with Hal, Charles, and Mercedes; Buck’s fulfillment of Thornton’s wager

Motifs

Fights to the death; visions