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"Buck, a St Bernard-Scotch Shepherd mix, is kidnapped, stolen from his home in Santa Clara, California, and sold to serve as a sled dog. Set in Canada in the backdrop of the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, The Call of the Wild by Jack London is a short adventure story about survival and existence for Buck. Despite extreme conditions and abrupt transitions—from being pampered by Judge Miller to witnessing tragic ends of his teammates—he overcomes challenges and surfaces as a leader. Buck must fight his primitive enemy dog, Spitz and act on his love for Thornton, a man who showed him love—all in midst of deciding his fate.Ultimately, Buck is left with a quandary—whether to return to the city or answer the call of the wild. The novel, The Call of the Wild (1903), is London's most celebrated work and has never gone out of print. It also has major film adaptations with the same title. "