Summary of book Call of The Wild - Essay Example

A summary of a Call of the Wild by Jack London Chapter starts with Buck in his master’s, Judge Miller’s, home and an acquaintance, Manuel, later steals him and sells him to a stranger. He is transported from Santa Clara Valley in California to Seattle. A Canadian, Perrault, travelling with his companion, Francois, buys Buck and transports him by sea to the North (London 15). Chapter 2 narrates Bucks first encounter with the North hauling a sled on snow transporting loads. It is here that he makes an enemy, Spitz (London 21).

In chapter three, Buck acclimatizes to life in the wilderness and he asserts his superiority by killing Spitz, the lead dog (London 30). In chapter four, Buck takes the pack’s leadership and he demonstrates his capability by making the pack travel faster than the previous leader had done. This is seen when he makes the pack travel from Dawson to Skaguay in one day instead of the ten days they had taken previously. The pack is sold to a Scotsman after Perrault and Francois receives official orders directing them to transfer elsewhere.

They travel back to Dawson and one of the dogs dies from fatigue and illness (London 36). In chapter five, the dogs are sold to new masters, Hal and Charles who travel with Charles’ wife Mercedes. The inexperience of the pack’s new masters makes them starve and carry heavier loads than the ones it carried before. The pack reaches John Thornton’s camp and Thornton frees it from Hal’s mastership (London 46). In chapter six, Buck becomes friends with Thornton, defends him from his foes, and helps him win a bet (London 55).

In chapter seven, Buck and Thornton travels east to find a lost gold mine. It is here that Buck first enters the woods after feeling wild yearnings. He wanders in the wilderness with wolves and one day, he come back to his master’s camp to finds it attacked by Yeehat Indians. He attacks the assailants, killing some and dispersing the rest. The book closes with Buck going into the woods and joining the wolves in wandering the wilderness (London 62). Works CitedLondon, Jack. The Call of the Wild.

Rockville, MD: TARK Classic Fiction, 2009. Print.