The Call of the Wild

by Jack London · audio summary, about 13 min

Stolen from his comfortable California home, a heroic St. Bernard-shepherd mix named Buck must adapt to the brutal law of club and fang to survive as a sled dog in the frozen Klondike.

Key ideas

• The struggle between the soft influences of civilization and the primal, ancient instincts of the wild.
• The law of club and fang as the ultimate, uncompromising code of survival in a hostile environment.
• The transformative power of love and devotion, which serves as a dog's final link to the human world.

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