Conduct brief research on the topic of dog mushing, finding at least two to three credible sources on the topic. compared to the facts you find in your research, what do you think about jack london's portrayal of it in the call of the wild?
pick one thing that you think jack london got absolutely right about dog mushing and write a journal entry about it. was there anything that london got wrong? write about that too. use details from your research and from the text to support your points.

The Call of the Wild by Jack London is accurate in demonstrate the dependency of North Canada economy during the Klondike Gold Rush. The animals were used as tools in order to transport, drove off predators and be hunting assistants. In the book is possible to realize the anthropomorphization given to the main character, which might be not accurate according with the animal behaviorism.

Explanation:

The high historical accuracy of London's book relies in the cruelty implemented on the sled dogs, which is described in a deep study from Sheila Nickerson, in the book Harnessed to the Pole "Sled Dogs in Service to American Explorers of the Arctic, 1853 - 1909". Sometimes the dogs were forced to pull a heavy load uphill by a whip (around six yards long). When the supplies were scarce the doges were fed once in 7 days. In the book the food scarce and the fights were constant, which was common due the scarce of food and the harsh conditions.

The Call of the Wild might be not accurate about the animal behaviour, resulted from the stress conditions described in the book. According with the book Atlantic Monthly, from march 1903, the naturalist John Burroughs explained about the cruelty submitted on those animals, but how they feel, think and suffer are not facts of natural history.

what is the purpose of the description in this passage from travels with charley?

to explain how he develops friendships with people

to show his fear of the man

to show that people in the bad lands are dangerous

to show the similarity between the man and the place

he agrees with the monk's positions.