The Klondike Gold Rush In The Call Of The Wild By Jack London

The Klondike Gold Rush was an impactful moment in history that influenced and affected the lives of the many people who went to the Yukon during the late 19th century. Many people quit their jobs in order to venture out to the Klondike in the search of gold. Although a large group went to find a fortune, few people succeeded. These people who traveled to the Yukon were forced to make adaptations to the new and dangerous dominion. The Yukon had a very cold climate; temperatures were dangerously low and the conditions were hazardous. This influenced the way that people lived, as these travelers had to adapt to the cold and harsh weather that was the present in the Yukon. Similar to these people, the main character Buck in The Call of the Wild by Jack London, is a dog who is abducted by a gardener and forced to work in the harsh Yukon.

Throughout the story, Buck develops many adaptations to the arctic environment, including those from his primordial ancestors. Buck as well as the other dogs are forced to form new routines and adapt to their environment in order to survive. Buck starts to become more primitive than civilized as the story progresses, for he begins to develop things that he had never possessed back when he lived in his more civilized domain with Judge Miller. In The Call of the Wild by Jack London, characters go through changes in the environment, routine and lifestyle, which results in the growth of their physical and mental strength, as well as their aptness to adapt and survive.
In The Call of the Wild, Buck is forced to adapt to a new environment and make changes to the way he lives; the change in environment affects the way that Buck develops as well as his