Call of the Wild by Jack London is a book for those who love to read about the changes a character can go though when they are forced to survive a change of setting. In this story, you tag along on the adventure that Buck, a 140 lbs. St. Bernard mixed Scotish shepard dog, has as he goes from his demesne of Santa Clara Valley, California to the Northlands for the gold rush. You get to see in the mind of Buck when he comes across Alphas, bad owners, the love of man, of course the call to the wild.
Jack London's ability to capivate the readers attention by not really letting you in on the fact that Buck is a dog but in a way give hints. He describes the thoughts of Buck to a point that you think that Buck is human but then you continue reading and realize he is a dog. Jack describes Bucks ferine side when he is in the brumal climate. Buck meets many antagonist in the story but I think that Jack London makes the main one to be civilization. Buck also looses his person, John Thornton, and he feels morose for the lost but he realizes he is free of all connection to civilization.
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