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Jack London was born Jan. 12, 1876 and died Nov. 22, 1916. London was a profound Author and short story writer. His most popular books were //__The Call of the Wild__//, //__White Fang__//, and //__The Sea-Wolf__.// Jack wrote fiction novels and never had hiis books be socially or politically influenced =. His stories were mostly on man or animal versus nature. He found human survival interesting. Jack was an iligitiment child and he was raised in the slums of Oakland. When Jack grew up he did an Alaskan exploration to find gold during the Klondike gold rush. He also ventured of on a sealing ship. These many hardships and adventures is what fuel his writings. When he was satisfied at the work he had done he retired to his ranch in Sonoma. He died young at age 40 of kidney falure.

Buck is a St.Bernard owned by judge Miller but he is sold to a pair of canadians. When he arrives they beat him untill he stops being disobiedient. When he has been settled down he sold yet again to a alaskan sled team during the Klondike gold rush. He gets placed with other dogs were he develops a friend ship with a dog named Curley. Buck acts as if a friend of his owner untill he can find the right time to escape. Buck has to try to servive the cold winter that he is not acustomed to. one day Curly goes in to play with a dog when the dog attacks him and rips his flesh as the others joined in as if determined to kill him. The owner broke them of curly you just saw his dead body drenched in blood. As Spitz a veteran sled dog just grinned over Curly. From that day on Buck didnt like Spitz and wanted to get back at him but had to wait untill he gets more expirienced and has the opportune moment.

Buck was put in front of a more expirensed dog who would bite him if he did something wrong which didnt bother Buck who found it quite helpful. one day on the trial Buck makes himself a bed and then goes out to find food when he gets back Spitz is sleeping in his bed Buck is furious and attacks him there owner encourages Buck because he knows Spitz is a bully when there about to lash out at each other a pack of sled dogs come in raiding for food. The owner starts beating the other dogs with his club as the sled dogs fight but there combined efforts still leave them out numbered. Buck bites the jugular of one dog killingit as joe a fellow teamate bites down and snaps the leg bone of on of the wild husky. Buck is encouraged by the taste of the blood making him more vicous and causing him to fight on and harder. Even after there hard attept to fight of the wild huskies they got away with about half the food. Later on the way back to Dyea Buck is about to kill a rabbit for the group to eat but Spitz jumps in and kills it to take the glory that was rightfully Buck's. Buck angered attacks Spitz thay roll around ferousously biting. Then they get on there feet Buck continuosly tries to attack but is blocked and slashed at one point Buck almost collapse as the other dogs wait to storm in to finish him of instead Buck finds the strength he fakes out Spitz by faking the shoulder but instead biting and snaping Spitz leg. Spitz fights to stay standing but Buck charges in and knocks Spitz to the ground as the other dogs come in and tears apart Spitz ferousously.

The next morning the owner places Sol-leks in Spitz old front position because of his dog sleding exsperiance. Buck lashes out at Sol-leks untill he goes back to the end of the line and the owner beats Buck for not being obedient but Buck dodges and growls at the owner. then Buck wont go to his spot stubernly they try to catch him but he is to quick. They do that for an hour or so untill the owner quits and signals Buck to go to the front happily Buck runs to the front. Eventualy the dogs are for a new purpose they now carry mail which Buck finds to be way harder than the cargo before.

Then the dogs are sold once again to a man who knows not what he is doing. when they try to leave camp the sled will not move and thier new owner just continuosly wips them saying the dogs are tolazy. Then a really dog sledder tells him to lighten the load the dogs owner will not. So the experienced dog sledder tells them to un freeze the sleds skies from the ground finally the sled starts to move. As they get into town Buck speeds up really quick so the other dogs follow his lead. The rider is flung off the sled and is dragged as canned food falls out the sled. The new un expirienced owners bring six new dogs which is a terrible idea because his sled wouldnt carry enough food for that many dogs and the new six dogs die of malnutrition and exaughtion.

John Thorton one of the owners warns the other not to continue because the ice is to thin. Buck relizes the same thing and stops so none of the other dogs or him is killed the owner starts to beat Buck for his lack of motivation untill Buck is an inch from death. then Thorton comes in and protects Buck. The other owner continues without them. John takes Buck in and nurishes him back to health. John has to other dogs very friendly and allways play with Buck. Buck grows a fealing he has never felt before love he loves his owner so he is kept and treated well by John Thorton his savior.

Cites: Griffith, John. "Jack London." http://www.jacklondon.com/. Schultz, Jean. "The Jack London Online Collection." .