Notes on London's "Call of the Wild" and "White Fang" (Cliffs notes) - Softcover

Umland, Samuel J.

 
9780822002796: Notes on London's "Call of the Wild" and "White Fang" (Cliffs notes)

Synopsis

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.

CliffsNotes on Call of the Wild & White Fang covers not one, but two of Jack London’s best known adventures. Meet an amazing dog named Buck and his human friend John Thornton in Call of the Wild, and then follow the story of two men, Henry and Bill, and the life of an unforgettable wolf cub.

This study guide will help you keep up with all of the action as you contemplate the characters and their motivations. Helpful background information about the author brings these novels into context for even greater understanding. Other features that help you study include

  • Complete character lists
  • Character analyses of major players
  • Critical essays
  • Review questions

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About the Author

Jack London was a 19th century American author and journalist, best known for the adventure novels White Fang and The Call of the Wild. Jack London was born John Griffith Chaney on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. After working in the Klondike, London returned home and began publishing stories. His novels, including The Call of the Wild,White Fang and Martin Eden, placed London among the most popular American authors of his time. London, who was also a journalist and an outspoken socialist, died in 1916.

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