Jack London was born under the name John Griffith Chaney in San Francisco, California. He was deserted by his father and raised by his mother and stepfather in Oakland, California. He took the surname of his stepfather, London, and used it throughout his life. He quit school at the age of 14 to explore the world and live an adventurous life. London became an experienced sailor and traveled all over the world. He later attended the …showed first 75 words of 1097 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1097 total…human beings and leaves a profound message on the reader. The success of The Call of the Wild is due to the message that is slowly revealed. The novel begins as what seems to be an adventurous dog story but at the end the reader finds himself sympathizing with the dog. Through Buck, London parallels human emotion and the reader can relate and share in the human feelings that are experienced by this not-so-human dog.