# Perrault — The Call of the Wild character guide

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

**Role:** supporting

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

## Snapshot

A calm French-Canadian courier whose even temper and expert whip-hand teach Buck the discipline of the sled before harsher masters take over.

## Who they are

Perrault buys Buck in the Yukon and pairs him with the veteran lead dog Spitz, running mail between Dawson and the coast with a fairness the other drivers lack. He reads his dogs the way he reads the trail, rewarding effort and punishing only what must be punished, and his quiet competence becomes the standard against which Buck measures every later human. His brief tenure marks the hinge between Buck's pampered past and the ferine life ahead.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

Perrault is a capable and demanding musher who values Buck's strength and intelligence for the sled team's work.

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

_professional_

Perrault is a capable and demanding musher who values Buck's strength and intelligence for the sled team's work.

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

_professional_

Perrault is a capable and demanding musher who values Buck's strength and intelligence for the sled team's work.

## In the story

### [The Call of the Wild](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_call_of_the_wild_se/chapters/the-call-of-the-wild)

French-Canadian courier who buys Buck and brings him to the North.

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

A French-Canadian courier who buys Buck for the Canadian Government, recognizing him as a rare and valuable sled dog.

### [II: The Law of Club and Fang](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_call_of_the_wild_se/chapters/ii-the-law-of-club-and-fang)

Canadian courier who acquires dogs and oversees the team.

### [III: The Dominant Primordial Beast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_call_of_the_wild_se/chapters/iii-the-dominant-primordial-beast)

Driver who fights the invading huskies with a club.

### [Who Has Won to Mastership](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_call_of_the_wild_se/chapters/iv-who-has-won-to-mastership)

Supports François in trying to control Buck, then acknowledges Buck's worth; celebrates the record run.

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