Buck, the protagonist of "The Call of the Wild," ends up in the Yukon Territory due to a series of events. At the beginning of the story, Buck is a domesticated dog living a comfortable life in California. However, he is kidnapped and sold into servitude as a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. The gold rush attracted thousands of people to the Yukon, particularly in the late 19th century and early 20th century, as they hoped to discover gold and get rich.
Buck's kidnappers take him up to the Yukon because there was a high demand for strong and resilient dogs like him to pull sleds in the harsh conditions of the North. The rugged and unforgiving environment of the Yukon Territory with its brutal climate, extreme temperatures, and vast unexplored wilderness served as the setting for the novel. The novel explores the contrast between the civilized world Buck came from and the savage, primal nature of the wilderness he encounters in the Yukon.
In the call of the wild why did book and up in Yukon territory
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