The Call of the Wild

Jack London's The Call of the Wild touched me with it's story of a dog who had to survive harsh circumstances throughout his life.

The theme of the book would be "survival of the fittest." From the beginning to the end, Buck, the main character, continually had to fight off other dogs or even humans trying to kill him. His second owner beat him for no reason, and his third owners had so many dogs to take care of, only the ones who could survive got to keep living.

Buck is a dog who first lived with a lawyer. He had a good home and was well taken care of, but he was still just a dog to his owner, just an animal. When Buck was sold to his second owner, he was nothing but dirt. The man in the red sweater beat him constantly for every little thing he did wrong. He was then sold again to join a pack of dogs who traveled. In this pack, he was the strongest and eventually the most feared. He always had the heart of a leader, and while running with this pack, his want to be a leader became more and more obvious. When the harsh winter came, and all the food was taken, every dog and even the men had to fend for themselves. The owners would beat the dogs until they could get up and lead the sled. If they couldn't get you up, they would kill you. When Buck's fourth owner comes along, Buck is more than a dog to this man, he is a friends and Buck is finally treated the way he should have been all along. Will Buck choose to stay with this man, or following the calling of the wild?

I recommend this book to anyone who loves to read. It's not only for animal lovers; it's a good story and has a good lesson for anyone.