| Buck |
- Main character
- St. Bernard/Scotch Shepherd
- Buck is kidnapped from Judge Miller's estate and is sold to become a sled dog in the Alaskan wilderness
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| Judge Miller |
- Buck's first owner
- Owns an estate in Santa Clara Valley, CA
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| Toots |
- Japanese pug
- Judge Miller's dog
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| Ysabel |
- Mexican hairless
- Judge Miller's dog
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| Elmo |
- Buck's father
- St. Bernard
- Judge Miller's loyal companion
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| Mollie and Alice |
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| Manuel |
- Judge Miller's gardener's helper
- Kidnaps Buck
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| Man with the red sweater |
- Experienced dog trainer in Seattle
- First person to ever beat Buck
- Teaches Buck the "law of the club"
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| Perrault |
- French Canadian man
- Bought Buck from the man with the red sweater
- Delivers messages for the Canadian Government throughout the Alaskan wilderness
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| Francois |
- French Canadian man
- Perrault's partner
- In charge of driving the dog sled team
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| Curly |
- Newfoundland
- Bought at the same time as Buck
- Killed by other husky dogs
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| Spitz |
- Leader of the dog sled team
- Big, white dog from Spitzbergen
- Fights with Buck for power
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| Dave |
- Experienced wheeler dog on the sled team
- Indifference toward other dogs, likes to be left alone
- Fair and very wise
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| Billee |
- Husky on the sled team
- Brother of Joe
- Good natured, friendly
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| Joe |
- Husky on the sled team
- Brother of Billee
- Mean and unfriendly
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| Sol-leks |
- Old, experienced husky on the team
- Name means "Angry One"
- Has only one eye
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| Dub |
- Dog on the sled team
- Always getting caught for wrongdoing
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| Pike |
- Dog on the sled team
- Always pretending that he is sick in order to avoid work
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| Dolly |
- Husky added to the team
- Goes mad and attacks Buck and the other dogs
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| Teek and Koona |
- Two huskies added at Rink Rapids
- Both learn quickly from Buck
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| Scotch master |
- Takes over the sled team after Perrault and Francois leave to follow new government orders
- Uses the sled team to deliver mail to and from Dawson
- Treats the dogs fairly
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| Charles |
- Middle-aged American man
- Bought Buck and the rest of the sled team to search for gold
- Inexperienced with dog sledding
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| Hal |
- 20-year-old American man
- Charles's partner and brother-in-law
- Mistreats the dogs
- Inexperienced with dog sledding
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| Mercedes |
- Charles's wife
- Hal's sister
- Spoiled and quarrelsome
- Rides on the dog sled adding extra weight because she does not want to walk
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| John Thornton |
- Saves Buck's life
- Buck grows to love John deeply
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| Hans and Pete |
- John Thornton's partners
- Travel with John Thornton in search of gold in the Yukon
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| Skeet |
- John Thornton's dog
- Irish setter
- Good natured and friendly
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| Nig |
- John Thornton's dog
- Half-bloodhound, half-deerhound
- Good natured and friendly
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| "Black" Burton |
- Evil-tempered and malicious man
- Attacks Thornton at Circle City
- Attacked by Buck
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| Matthewson |
- Makes a $1600 bet with John Thornton that Buck will not be able to pull 1,000 pounds on a sled for 100 yards
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| Jim O'Brien |
- Long-time friend of Thornton
- Lends Thornton $1000 for his side of the bet on Buck
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| The Skookum Bench king |
- Man who offers to buy Buck for $1,200 right after Buck wins the bet
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| Buck's wild wolf "brother" |
- Wild timber wolf
- Urges Buck to join him and live as a wild wolf in the forest
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| Yeehats |
- Native Americans who attack John Thornton's camp, killing him and his other dogs
- Many are savagely killed by Buck in revenge
- Believe that Buck is the "Evil Spirit"
- Also call Buck the "Ghost Dog"
- Even after many years, they never return to the valley where John Thornton's camp was because they fear the "Evil Spirit"
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