The Call of
the Wild
Retold from the Jack London
original by Oliver Ho
Illustrated by Lucy Corvino
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Thought-Provoking Questions about 'The Call of the Wild' by Jack London, Lecture notes of Literature
A list of open-ended questions designed to encourage deep thinking and reflection about the characters, themes, and events in Jack London's 'The Call of the Wild'. These questions do not have specific answers and may lead readers to view the story from new perspectives.
What you will learn
- How has Buck changed by the end of the book?
- How do each of Buck's lessons help him survive in the real world?
- Why does Buck express unconditional love and loyalty to John Thornton?
- Do you believe in legends, and is Buck the Ghost Dog?
- What does it mean when the author writes that Buck feels connected to his ancestors?
- How are the dogs' personalities similar to those of your friends and acquaintances?
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The Call of
the Wild
Retold from the Jack London
original by Oliver Ho
Illustrated by Lucy Corvino
"
What Do You Think? Questions for Discussion Have you ever been around a toddler who keeps asking the question “Why?” Does your teacher call on you in class with questions from your homework? Do your parents ask you ques- tions at the dinner table about your day? We are always surrounded by questions that need a spe- cific response. But is it possible to have a question with no right answer? The following questions are about the book you just read. But this is not a quiz! They are designed to help you look at the people, places, and events in the story from different angles.
- Part of the book deals with how Buck tries to gain control of the other dogs and remove Spitz as leader of the pack. If you were in Buck’s pack, would you want to lead the pack or be a part of the group of dogs?
- The dogs in the story have very different personalities. For instance, Billee is good-natured and Joe is brooding and sour. How are the dogs’ personalities like those of your friends and other people you know?
- Throughout the book, Buck learns a series of hard lessons. How does each lesson help him to better survive in the real world? Have you ever learned a hard lesson that helped you in a later situation?
- When Hal begins to beat the dogs, Mercedes cries and says to Buck, “Why don’t you pull hard? Then he won’t be so mean to you.” How does Mercedes’s treatment of the dogs differ from the way Hal treats them? Are Mercedes and Hal T H E C A L L O F T H E W I L D
intentionally cruel to the dogs or do they just not understand their limitations?
- Why does Buck express unconditional love and loyalty to John Thornton? Have you ever felt this way about someone? Why and to whom?
- By the end of the book, Buck has undergone extreme changes. How is he different from the beginning of the book? Are these changes for the better or for the worse?
- The tale of the Ghost Dog describes an ani- mal that is smarter than either animal or man. Do you believe in legends? Do you believe that Buck is the Ghost Dog? Why or why not? W H AT D O Y O U T H I N K?