The Role Of Halo In The Call Of The Wild

Have you ever thought about your pet ending up with a whip on their back . Jack London was an adventurous man who visited the Klondike and eventually got the inspiration to write 20+ books .In the book Call of the Wild, Jack London reveals how humans view work animals differently through the perspectives of two characters, Hal and The Scottish Half-Breed.

In the Call of The Wild, The character Hal has a brutal perspective over work animals. Hal looks at the dogs as workers and nothing more. He is not afraid to hurt them for reasons that he knows are not their fault. on page 67 it says ¨ the dogs sprang against the breast-bands, strained hard for a few minutes, then relaxed. They were unable to move the sled. ¨Those lazy brutes, iĺl show them,¨

he cried, preparing to lash out at them with the whip¨( London 67). This statement shows that he thought they were lazy even though they were clearly straining against the breast-bands.
The character The Scottish Half-Breed has a more caring and appreciative perspective over the work animals he uses. The Scottish Half-Breed is appreciative of thedogs that work with him he know the dog do twice as much work as he does. ¨ We ate before the drivers ate¨( London 58) This quote shows that The Scottish Half-Breed puts the dogs above the other workers ( human ones) because the dogs are there only transportation.he knows that the dogs do hard, back-breaking work , so they need their nutrition.
In the book Call of the Wild, the author, Jack London, shows Hal and The Scottish Half-Breed as having different perspectives on work animals . How would you want your pet to be treated if it was a work animal.