BR1: The call of The Wild

     Today I read "The Call of The Wild", a book in the Oxford University press series. It was written by Jack London, retold by Nick Bullard and trated by Paul Fisher Johnson


     When men find gold in the frozen north of Canada, they need dogs - big, strong dogs to pull the sledges on the long journeys to and from the gold mines. Buck is stolen from his home in the south and sold as a sledge - dog. He has to learn a new way of life - how work in harness, how to stay alive in the ice and the snow... and how to fight. Because he never gets up again when a dog falls down in a fight.


     Shamefully, I knew just after I read this book that Jack London was author of naturalistic literature. A calm life of sheep dogs. The life of Sori dog who knew the rule of herd and the sense of responsibility born from it. It is skillfully depicted that Buck changes depending on the environment and innate nature. Not to mention the severity of cruelty and cruelty of nature, but the expression for humans seen from the eyes of the dog is also various and interesting. My favorite scene is the scene where the Buck raised in California first appears on the snow. Although it is slightly off the main part of this book, the fresh surprise of the Buck when stepping on the new snow and the puzzle to the men who smile looking at myself were very cute.


     If you are interested, please read it. I recommend it.

London Jack.(1995)."The Call of The Wild". Oxford: Oxford University Press.