J London | The Call of the Wild | A Brief Comment
J London | The Call of the Wild | A Brief Comment
J London | The Call of the Wild | A Brief Comment
‘The call of the wild’ is a novel by Jack London, (1876-1916), an American novelist. In this novel, the novelist has portrayed, on the one hand, the dutifulness and faithfulness of dogs to their Lords and on the other hand, some people’s cruelties and some people’s love and affection shown to the dogs. It is a heartbreaking novel because of its vivid and life-like description.
The novelist has portrayed that in America there was a dog, named ‘Buck’ which belonged to Judge Miller who cared about the dog too much. One day this dog was stolen by a man named Manuel. He sold it to Perrault and Francois who worked for the Canadian Government. They carried important messages on dog-sledge across Alaska. They trained the dog well along with some other dogs and put them on a sledge to Alaska. They led the dog in sledge forty hours per day for more than a month. The dogs were compelled to draw on the sledge amid snow and utter cool taking comparatively little food. Perrault and François wiped them, knocked them and punished them vehemently while the dogs made any disturbance. Suffering too much they arrived in Alaska at last. The dogs were wearied and tired and became lean and thin beyond description. They needed long rest and treatment. But the authority gave them a rest of four days only and then they were again harnessed to the sledge. The dogs had no ability to lead on but yet they tried their best to render their service to their lords as much as they could. Some were too much weak and exhausted that they met death. Buck who was the head dog in the returning journey was also about to die but in such a moment a man by the name of Thornton took the dog away from sledge and gave it full rest and nourishment. Buck regained its former strength and health. One day Buck owned a bet of a thousand dollars and thus Buck earned money for Thornton his new master. Another day Buck along with another dog saved Thornton from diving in the river. Later on, he fought bravely against wolves in favour of his lord and thus the dog, remained faithful to his lords and rendered most services to them.
The structure of the novel is not well, yet it has a moving spirit from beginning to end.
The language of the novel is not easy but complex that stands as a bar in front of easy and quick comprehension for readers who learn English as a Second Language. 0 0 0
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J London | The Call of the Wild | A Brief Comment
N. B. This article entitled ‘J London | The Call of the Wild | A Brief Comment’ originally belongs to the book ‘World Novel Criticism‘ by Menonim Menonimus. J London | The Call of the Wild | A Brief Comment
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