The Call of the Wild (Reader's Library Classics) — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceCentral
- Scary contentSupporting
- Race & cultureSupporting
- ProfanityBrief
- Gender rolesBriefTraditional roles
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- Religion
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender & orientation
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive.
The domesticated life of a powerful St. Bernard-Shepherd mix named Buck is quickly turned on end when he is stolen away from his master and put to work as a sled dog in Alaska. His once life of luxury turns into a life of survival and adaptation as he learns the ways of the wilderness.
Set in the Klondike region of Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, The Call of the Wild showcases the transformation of a canine as he learns to adapt to what life has given him, fair or not.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Call of the Wild (Reader's Library Classics) 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 (Reader's Library Classics) 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 (Reader's Library Classics) 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 (Reader's Library Classics) have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Call of the Wild (Reader's Library Classics) 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 (Reader's Library Classics) have profanity?
Found (Brief): The word "hell" is used several times in the text.
Does The Call of the Wild (Reader's Library Classics) have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Call of the Wild (Reader's Library Classics) have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Call of the Wild (Reader's Library Classics) 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 (Reader's Library Classics) have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
