Be sold to a dog trader - beaten with strong club The death of Curly Be sold to Francois & Perrault (mail carriers)- learn to survive Fierce rivalry between Buck and Spitz - lead dog Makes record time – exhausted Be sold to Hal, Charles & Mercedes (gold hunters) =Awful situation | The call of the wild Jack London Summary Buck -half St. Bernard and half sheepdog Judge Miller's estate - California Santa Clara Valley The Gold rush - kidnapped by Manuel- a gardener Summary Be sold to a dog trader - beaten with strong club The death of Curly Be sold to Francois & Perrault (mail carriers)- learn to survive Fierce rivalry between Buck and Spitz - lead dog Makes record time – exhausted Be sold to Hal, Charles & Mercedes (gold hunters) =>Awful situation Rising actions Summary Meet John Thornton – warning Buck refuses to go John saves Buck Gold hunters and dogs drowns Climax Summary Buck’s total love and loyalty for John Thornton Protects John from a fight Saves John from drowning in a river Wins a bet by pulling a heavy sled Feels the call of his ancient Search in a lost mine Befriends with wolves – hunts moose Falling action Summary John is killed by Yeehat Indians Buck kills some Indians Into the wild – legend Returns to memorize Climax 2 Rising action The law of the | The call of the wild Jack London Summary Buck -half St. Bernard and half sheepdog Judge Miller's estate - California Santa Clara Valley The Gold rush - kidnapped by Manuel- a gardener Summary Be sold to a dog trader - beaten with strong club The death of Curly Be sold to Francois & Perrault (mail carriers)- learn to survive Fierce rivalry between Buck and Spitz - lead dog Makes record time – exhausted Be sold to Hal, Charles & Mercedes (gold hunters) =>Awful situation Rising actions Summary Meet John Thornton – warning Buck refuses to go John saves Buck Gold hunters and dogs drowns Climax Summary Buck’s total love and loyalty for John Thornton Protects John from a fight Saves John from drowning in a river Wins a bet by pulling a heavy sled Feels the call of his ancient Search in a lost mine Befriends with wolves – hunts moose Falling action Summary John is killed by Yeehat Indians Buck kills some Indians Into the wild – legend Returns to memorize Climax 2 Rising action The law of the club The law of the fang - Sleddog life - out of moral considerations - Buck >< Spitz MASTER Solution - The lead dog with distinctive leading style - Inexperienced mastery of Hal, Charles & Mercedes LAST THRESHOLD Climax - Time indicators - Significant changes - Characteristics “The ghostly winter silence had given way to the great spring murmur of awakening life” “The pain of the beating was dull and distant, just as the thing their eyes saw and their ears heard seemed dull and distant” - Significant changes in fate “If you strike that dog again, I’ll kill you” - All characteristics are shown - Human’s stubborness and stupidness “They told us we couldn’t make White River, and here we are” “ She screamed, cried, laughed, and manifested the chaotic abandonment of hysteria” The Death 8 Climax Buck’s strong spirit and nature distinction “He refused to move under the rain of heavier blows which now fell upon him” “He had made up his mind not to get up” “He sensed a disaster colsed at hand”
