Jacqueline Tavernier-Courbin's The Call Of The Wild

Throughout her article, Jacqueline Tavernier-Courbin explores Jack London’s use of Buck, the protagonist, to portray literary myth in The Call of the Wild. She begins by defining the concept of myth and all the aspects that help to create it, emphasizing how it can be seen and interpreted in many different ways. Background is provided on how the idea of myths originating from man’s unconscious came to be. They develop at random throughout new generations and are used to emphasize human emotions, actions, and motivations. Tavernier-Courbin also discusses the use of different aspects that encompass myth in Greek mythology. She then lists the different genres of myth utilized in The Call of the Wild that are seen in modern day society. The concept