The Call of the Wild is a novel written by an American writer John London. The novel entails the life of a dog called Buck who lives in the home of Judge Miller in Santa Clara, California. He is a large and strong animal. This appearance is what gets him kidnapped and sold to be a sled dog. He is transported to Alaska and sold to a pair of Canadians named François and Perrault who are interested in his physique. They train him as a sled dog and he quickly adapts to the cold winter nights as well observing his teammates. Buck and another dog Spitz (the leader of the pack) develop rivalry between them. A fight erupts between them and Spitz looses. Buck then becomes the leader after the other dogs close in on Spitz and kill him. Afterwards he is sold to a man called Charles, his wife Mercedes and her brother Hal. These do not know anything about sledding or surviving in Alaska. They mistreat the dogs by not feeding them.
