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How is the 1927 Serum Run similar to The Call Of The Wild? How is it different?
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The famous serum run to deliver diphtheria antitoxin to Nome actually took place in 1925, not 1927. Both the serum run and Jack London’s The Call of the Wild foreground sled dogs, brutal Arctic conditions, and themes of endurance, survival, and the close bond between humans and working dogs. They differ in that the serum run was a real, cooperative, life-saving emergency involving many mushers and teams celebrated for civic heroism, while The Call of the Wild is a fictional, anthropomorphic tale focused on one dog’s inner transformation and the pull of the wild.