Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild. Charles was a middle-aged, lightish-colored man, with weak and watery eyes and a mu
stache that twisted fiercely and vigorously up, giving the lie to the limply drooping lip it concealed. Hal was a youngster of nineteen or twenty . . . . Both men were manifestly out of place, and why such as they should adventure the North is part of the mystery of things that passes understanding. Readers can tell that London is using direct characterization to describe Charles and Hal because he
The Call of the Wild is an adventure novel by Jack London from 1903, set in Yukon province, Canada around the Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were sought after. The central character is a dog named Buck. Jack London dedicated a lot of his works to the mysteries of the wild.
The correct answer is because he states how the men look and says that they do not belong in the North. The Call of the Wild is an adventure novel by Jack London from 1903, set in Yukon province, Canada around the Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were sought after. The central character is a dog named Buck. Jack London dedicated a lot of his works to the mysteries of the wild.
