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| | '''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. | | '''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. |
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| − | '''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. | + | '''Curly''': Curly is a Newfoundland that Buck befriends before they reach the Yukon. She is a friendly dog, but her friendly nature sadly gets her killed by a pack of huskies. |
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| − | '''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. Later in the story, Dave suffers from a sickness and is thus left behind in the wilderness, where he dies. | + | '''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. Later in the story, Dave suffers from a sickness, which gets his handler to shoot him to put him out of his misery. |
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| − | '''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. | + | '''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. Billie gets clubbed to death by Hal, and Joe drowns with the remaining team and Hal's group. |
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| | '''Sol-leks''': Sol-leks is an old dog bought shortly after Billie and Joe join the team. His name means "the angry one", and he hates being approached by his blind side - literally so, since he's blind in one eye. The one dog he gets along with the most is Dave, whom he shares the duty of pulling the sled from the front, and thus doesn't care that Buck gets to be leader instead of him. | | '''Sol-leks''': Sol-leks is an old dog bought shortly after Billie and Joe join the team. His name means "the angry one", and he hates being approached by his blind side - literally so, since he's blind in one eye. The one dog he gets along with the most is Dave, whom he shares the duty of pulling the sled from the front, and thus doesn't care that Buck gets to be leader instead of him. |
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| − | '''Dub''': Dub is an awkward dog who often gets caught and framed at the wrong time. Once, when Buck slyly steals some bacon from Francois and Perrault, they assume that Dub had stolen the bacon and discipline him. | + | '''Dub''': Dub is an awkward dog who often gets caught and framed at the wrong time. Once, when Buck slyly steals some bacon from Francois and Perrault, they assume that Dub had stolen the bacon and discipline him. He's soon shot by Hal when he's too tired to work anymore. |
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| | '''Pike''': Pike is one of the more recent dogs to be added to Perrault and Francois's team. He's known to be a clever thief and a late riser, and he later resists Spitz's attempts to discipline him under the watchful eyes of Buck. | | '''Pike''': Pike is one of the more recent dogs to be added to Perrault and Francois's team. He's known to be a clever thief and a late riser, and he later resists Spitz's attempts to discipline him under the watchful eyes of Buck. |
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