The Theme Of Animals In The Call Of The Wild By Jack London

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Call of the Wild The way animals are treated result on how they act towards other people and animals. In Call of the Wild, by Jack London, a one hundred and forty five pound sled dog named Buck, the main character, goes through numerous owners all who treat Buck and his “sled mates” differently. John Thornton, however, the last of his various owners treats Buck with respect and love. Those who didn’t treat Buck with fairly, got the same treatment. In Call of the Wild, London conveys the theme of the way animals are treated effects on how the animals behave through the different treatment Hal, Charles, and Mercedes gives Buck compared to the treatment John Thornton gives him. In Call of the Wild, Hal, Charles, and Mercedes were the only