The Call of the Wild, Chapter 7 summary
Chapter 7 of 7 · 25 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 7, Buck travels with John Thornton and his partners to a rich gold deposit, but his growing attraction to wilderness draws him away from camp. When he returns to find the men dead after a Yeehat attack, he attacks the raiders, joins a wolf pack, and becomes a feared presence who still visits the abandoned camp.
What happens
- John Thornton, Pete, and Hans search for a lost mine but settle beside a rich gold deposit instead.
- Buck experiences visions of a hairy man, befriends a timber wolf, and returns to camp because he remembers Thornton.
- Buck spends longer periods hunting alone and kills a large bull moose after pursuing it for four days.
- Returning to the devastated camp, Buck finds dead companions, attacks the Yeehats, and traces Thornton into a pool.
- With Thornton dead, Buck fights approaching wolves, recognizes his wild companion, and joins their pack.
- The Yeehats fear a pack-leading Ghost Dog, while Buck returns alone to the abandoned camp in summer.
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What to notice
Thornton's death removes the attachment that repeatedly brings Buck back from the forest. Buck can now answer the wolves without turning back for his master.
Quick check
Why does Buck turn back during his first long run with the timber wolf?
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