The Call of the Wild · Character
Pike
A sly and lazy sled dog who steals food when possible.
minor
First appearance: ii the law of club and fang
Pike's tie to Buck is one of the pressures that moves The Call of the Wild—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Limping and leading the team when they fall through the ice.
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With Buck (professional): Pike is a sly, lazy sled dog who occasionally clashes with Buck but remains a teammate in the harness. In The Toil of Trace and Trail: Limping and leading the team when they fall through the…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Minor and background characters
- Protagonist
- Sled team members
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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