Question

Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild by Jack London.

That night Buck faced the great problem of sleeping. The tent, illumined by a candle, glowed warmly in the midst of the white plain; and when he, as a matter of course, entered it, both Perrault and Francois bombarded him with curses and cooking utensils, till he recovered from his consternation and fled ignominiously into the outer cold.

What are Perrault’s and Francois’s roles in the excerpt?

They are the protagonists because they are the main characters.
They are the protagonists because they are the leaders of the camp.
They are the antagonists because they oppose Buck’s efforts to find shelter.
They are the antagonists because they rule the dogs with cruelty and violence.

Answer 1

Answer: there role was Francois and Perrault work delivering mail for the Canadian government.The characters of these two guys are seen through their relationship with their dogs. Francois is a little more sympathetic to the dogs while Perrault treats them only as working animals.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The last option. It would be this because they didn't exactly care about the dogs. They just treated them as workers and slaves.