The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild is a 1903 novel by Jack London that takes place in the 1890s during the Klondike Gold Rush. It tells the story of a dog named Buck, sold as a sled dog in Alaska, who becomes increasingly primitive in the wild environment. 
As a result of the book, the phrase "call of the wild" became a common idiom (used both to refer to animals following primal instincts as well as humans feeling a need to be out in nature).
The story has been adapted for film several times with the likes of Clark Gable, Charlton Heston, Rutger Hauer, and Harrison Ford. It also served as the basis for the 1978 Peanuts TV special, What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown!
==References==
* After a herd of animals are called away off-screen in "Elmo's World: Wild Animals," Elmo notes, "Must be the call of the wild."
* "Call of the Grouch" is one of several literary classics among Oscar's collection in his trash can library, as seen in the 2002 storybook What's in Oscar's Trash Can?
==Connections==
*Abraham Benrubi played the Skookum Bench king in the 2020 film
*Charlton Heston played John Thornton in the 1972 film
*Mia Sara played Jessie Gosselin in the 1992 TV movie
*Ricky Schroder played John Thornton in the 1992 TV movie
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Category:Literary References