The Call of the Wild — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceCentral
- Scary contentSupporting
- Race & cultureSupporting
- ProfanityBrief
- Gender rolesBriefTraditional roles
Not found
- Religion
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Call of the Wild appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Dogs are beaten with clubs and whips, dogs fight to the death, and Buck kills a rival dog and later men, in a story built around brutal survival. Animal cruelty, dogs dying, fights to the death and a deadly attack on a camp are described in bloody detail.
Does The Call of the Wild have violence?
Found (Central): Dogs are beaten with clubs and whips, dogs fight to the death, and Buck kills a rival dog and later men, in a story built around brutal survival.
Does The Call of the Wild have scary content?
Found (Supporting): Animal cruelty, dogs dying, fights to the death and a deadly attack on a camp are described in bloody detail.
Does The Call of the Wild have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Call of the Wild have race & culture?
Found (Supporting): A character is called a "half-breed", characters are described by skin colour, and Native American Yeehats are shown killing Thornton and his partners and are then attacked by Buck.
Does The Call of the Wild have profanity?
Found (Brief): The word "hell" is used several times in the text.
Does The Call of the Wild have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Call of the Wild have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Call of the Wild have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Traditional roles): Common Sense Media says the book has some sexist portrayals, including the only woman acting like a spoiled child who overfeeds and overworks the dogs.
Does The Call of the Wild have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
