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With the winnings from the bet, Thornton and his partners go in search of a fabled lost mine. Buck, feelling the pull of the wild and primitive as never before, begins to spend time and even sleep away from camp, sometimes for days at a time. One day, upon returning to camp, Buck finds the camp occupied by Yeehat Indians who have despoiled the camp and killed all the occupants. Buck, in a wild rage, attacks them and drives them off. But now all ties holding Buck to the settled life are broken and he reurns to the forest, taking up the leadership of a pack of [[wolf|timber wolves]]. Stories about him abound, and he has finally become transformed into the legendary "Ghost Dog of the North".
With the winnings from the bet, Thornton and his partners go in search of a fabled lost mine. Buck, feelling the pull of the wild and primitive as never before, begins to spend time and even sleep away from camp, sometimes for days at a time. One day, upon returning to camp, Buck finds the camp occupied by Yeehat Indians who have despoiled the camp and killed all the occupants. Buck, in a wild rage, attacks them and drives them off. But now all ties holding Buck to the settled life are broken and he reurns to the forest, taking up the leadership of a pack of [[wolf|timber wolves]]. Stories about him abound, and he has finally become transformed into the legendary "Ghost Dog of the North".
==Characters==
===Dogs===
'''Buck''': Buck is the main protagonist of the novel, a Saint Bernard/Scotch shepherd mix. He is stolen from his comfortable life in California to become a sled dog in the brutal Yukon. Over the course of the book, he experiences the behavior of different masters as well as slowly embracing his wild instincts.
'''Spitz''': Spitz is one of the antagonists of the novel, as well as the main antagonistic dog. He is the head of the sled team that first arrived in the Yukon, a proud and aristocratic dog. His fur may be white, but he has a black heart, shown when he laughs at Curly being mauled to death. Ever since then, he and Buck become rivals, seeking to overthrow the other.
'''Curly''': Curly is a Newfoundland that Buck befriends before they reach the Yukon. She is a friendly dog, which sadly gets her killed by a pack of huskies.
'''Dave''': Dave is a morose dog whom Buck befriends before they reach the Yukon. He is grumpy, yet he works his job as wheel dog with pride, a reason why he gets along with the elder Sol-leks.
'''Billie and Joe''': Billie and Joe are two brothers whom Francois and Perrault buy after the death of Curly. These brothers are as different as day and night in personality. Billie is very friendly and playful yet cries easily, while Joe is aggressive and grouchy; even Joe was able to keep the bullying Spitz at bay.
===Humans===
'''John Thorton''': John Thorton is Buck's final master, a man exploring the Yukon for gold. He rescues Buck when the latter is being savagely beaten by Hal and nurses the dog back to health. Buck and Thorton display a strange way of affection: Buck would bite his hand, and Thorton would lavish him with curses and insults in a loving way.
==Film adaptations==
In 1980, an anime film in Japan was released, called ''Howl, Buck!'' The film also changes Buck's breed from a Saint Bernard/collie mix to a German shepherd.
The most recent adaptation was released in 2020, distributed by Disney and 20th Century Fox. This adaptation has the dogs and other animals be entirely CGI while the human actors stayed in live-action. Story changes include Hal becoming the main antagonist of the film, the fate of Spitz (he was killed in the book but lives to limp away in this film), and Buck being guided by a black wolf spirit representing his wild instincts.
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