Call Of The Wild Jack London Essay

Author of Call of the Wild, Jack London, blends characteristics of his own life into his novels. After experiencing the Klondike Gold rush in 1897, Jack London wrote Call of the Wild based on his experiences, and that managed to spark London’s writing career. The short novel Call of the Wild displays Buck’s life transitioning from a “lazy sun-kissed life” into tough manual labor of the Klondike Gold rush in the harsh winter (London 8). Using elements of his challenging childhood, his passion for travel, and belief in Darwinism, Jack London used many aspects of his life in his novels. As a child London lived in poverty while his main character, Buck, “had lived the life of an aristocrat” in his young life (London 2). This demonstrates that

The one man Buck connected with, John Thornton, protected Buck and took care of him. Also London’s stepfather, John London, became one of the few constants in his life. London felt close with his stepfather ultimately connecting his stepfather with the character John Thornton. With a love of the outdoors and traveling, embarking on many adventures, most taking place in the north, London began to write adventure novels roughly based off of his own experiences. London and his traveling companion, Captain Shepard, embarked on the long journey to Yukon, Canada with nearly 2,000 pounds of equipment (Labor). After the Klondike gold rush in July of 1897 in Yukon, it gave London the experiences needed for his book Call of the Wild. London’s escape from the manual labor, which he detested, was going on the Klondike gold rush (Labor). On return London “left the Klondike with little more money than when he had begun, he carried home with him an immense treasure trove of stories, enough to last him a lifetime” (Jack). Since London returned with these stories, he did not need the gold to become famous, so all he needed was his natural intelligence and writing