The Call of the Wild | Characters
The protagonist of this beast fable is Buck, a sheepdog who is stolen from Judge Miller's California ranch to work in the Yukon. Because the novella is told from Buck's perspective, the reader vicariously experiences an atavistic return to his primitive heritage. Buck's inherent strength and courage are honed by the harsh necessities of the Yukon. From his fellow sled-dogs he learns to forget the moral restrictions which controlled his behavior in California and to fight for dominance. Learning to revel in the exhilaration of battle and the physical exertion of work prepare Buck for his...
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