The Call of the Wild and White Fang
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Characters in The Call of the Wild and White Fang
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Buck
A large, domesticated dog stolen from California and forced into life as an Alaskan sled dog.
Antagonists
Spitz
The lead sled dog whom Buck fights to displace.
Supporting characters
John Thornton
A prospector who rescues Buck and becomes his devoted master.
Judge Miller
The Santa Clara Valley judge on whose California estate Buck lives as a pampered house dog before he is stolen.
Perrault
A French-Canadian government courier who buys Buck for his mail team and drives the dogs hard but fairly.
François (The Call of the Wild)
Perrault's French-Canadian dog-driver, an experienced hand whose fairness Buck comes to respect.