# Manuel — The Call of the Wild character guide

> Manuel in The Call of the Wild by Jack London.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-i-into-the-primitive

## Who they are

A gardener's helper who steals Buck and sells him into the Klondike.

## Relationships

### [Buck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_call_of_the_wild_se/characters/buck)

_psychological_

Manuel, the gardener's helper, betrays Buck by kidnapping and selling him for money, making Buck a victim of his greed.

### [Buck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_call_of_the_wild_se/characters/buck)

_psychological_

Manuel, the gardener's helper, betrays Buck by kidnapping and selling him for money, making Buck a victim of his greed.

## In the story

### [Into the Primitive](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_call_of_the_wild_se/chapters/i-into-the-primitive)

A gardener's helper at Judge Miller's estate who, due to a gambling addiction, betrays and kidnaps Buck to sell him.

## Links

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