“Two Cool Stories”

By Liam Figueroa

I am going to write about two awesome stories I read. I will compare and contrast, “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” by Jules Verne and “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London.

There are some similarities in these two fun stories. Both stories are very good to read because they have a bunch of adventure and danger. First of all, in “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” the main character is Pierre Aronnax who is a scientist hunting a Narwhal. The Narwhal turns out to be a submarine called the Nautilus driven by a man called Captain Nemo, and Pierre goes on many adventures with him. Captain Nemo shows Pierre the Lost City of Atlantis and Pierre is stunned by the beauty of the architecture. In “The Call of the Wild,” the main character is a dog named Buck who was dognapped and sold to a man in the harsh Yukon Territory. The man is a mail carrier who has a whip and another dog named Spitz. Spitz is a mean and vile dog who attacks Buck daily, and Buck nearly kills him and takes over as Alpha dog. Buck has many owners who are terribly mean but the last owner is an angel. The last owner is a man named John Thornton who loves Buck and lets Buck run free in the wild. John gets attacked by Indians and dies, Buck attacks the Indians and the Indians run away terrified.

Although both stories have a lot of similarities, there are specific differences. In “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” the adventure is on the vast ocean. The main character is a man that is a scientist and likes to study mysteries. The story is in different parts of the world. In “The Call of The Wild,” the story takes place in the harsh Yukon Territory. Buck is the main character and is a dog. The wild calls buck to escape from the clutches of men because they are very violent and they don’t give him his freedom.

In conclusion,  both stories were very exciting to read. I enjoyed “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” because it was very dangerous and I was excited about the details. In “The Call of The Wild” I felt scared because I thought something was going to happen to Buck, but I felt happy at the end that nothing happened to Buck. My favorite was “Call of The Wild” because it was emotional and relaxing. I thought I was Buck while I was reading the book, and I felt scared and happy at the same time.