"And when, on the still cold nights, he pointed his nose at a star and howled long and wolflike, it was his ancestors, dead and dust, pointing nose at star and howling down through the centuries and through him."
Stolen from his home in California, Buck is sold off as a sled dog and forced to fight for survival in the kill-or-be-killed environment of the Yukon. Beaten, starved, and overworked, Buck slowly sheds the pampered life he lived since he was a puppy and embraces the laws of nature. When he comes across John Thornton, a gold prospector, Buck must choose whether to stay as man's companion animal or return to his wild roots and join up with a wolf pack.
Based on Jack London's experiences during the Klondike Gold Rush, The Call of the Wild is a tale of perseverance in the face of adversity, and finally finding a place to belong.
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