name : ____________________
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
1. Introduction
2. Anthropomorphism in The Call of the Wild
1. Introduction
 Published in ______________________
 First edition of 10,000 copies sold out immediately
 Contributed to ______________________ becoming the highestpaid author in the _________________________
 When: during the ___________________________, which began
in the late _________________
 Where: The ______________ region, which borders the
____________________________ (Canada) and ______________
(United States)
name : ____________________
2. Anthropomorphism in The Call of the Wild
• In The Call of the Wild, Jack London writes about his main character, the
dog _____________, as if the dog were __________________
• The formal name for giving human qualities to animals is
___________________________________
• This word comes from the Greek words for “___________” and
“_________”
name : ____________________
• To anthropomorphize something is to give it human form, or human
________________________.
• London doesn’t have Buck speak or walk upright, but he does give the dog
human ________________ and _______________.
• As humans, we relate to those thoughts and emotions and accept them.
• As readers, we identify closely with Buck because we feel the ___________
_____________________________________________________________