Call of the Wild
Charaters
Curly- was one of Buck's best friends, when they were on the boat trip to the North. Curly died
Manuel- is a Mexican dog, he is a gardener. Because of hid gambling debts, he sold Buck.
The Judge- is Buck's owner, he owns a huge plantation in California's Santa Clara Valley.
John Thornton- is the man that rescued Buck. He is the man that Buck became immensely devoted to.
Francois- is one of two of Buck's masters. They work for the Canadian government, delivering dispatches.
Figurative language
Simile
Personification
"They're weak as water, if you want to know."
Idiom
Hyperbole
Metaphor
"The call of the wild."
Plot
Exposition- Buck got stolen from his family and was gave to a man who sold him as a sled dog.
Rising Action- When Buck was passes between different owners. Right after he was taken from Francois and Perrault.
Climax- John Thornton rescuing Buck.
Falling Action- Thornton reviving Buck back to his former health. Also, Thornton dies.
Resolution- Buck chose to live in the wild.
"The hurricanes ran down the field like a freight train."
"Your friend is on fire."
"Buck is a red eyed devil."
"They were mere skeletons."
"Listen; some dam fine day him get mad like hell and den him chew dat Spitz all up and spit him out on de snow. Sure, I know."
"He drew him to the fire and by its light pointed them out."
"The ghostly winter silence had given way to the great spring murmur of awakening life."
"The rocks which thrust like the teeth of an enormous comb."
Buck- Buck is the main character. He used to live live as a domesticated dog, then went to Alaska to pull sleds. Buck chose to stay in the wild
"Stars leaping in the frost dance."