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A Dog's Purpose
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Overview
A Dog’s Purpose: A Novel for Humans is a novel by Bruce W. Cameron and is the first in his A Dog’s Purpose series of novels. Written in 2010, the novel was a New York Times bestseller for 49 weeks. The novel is unique in that it is narrated by a dog. The dog lives four lives over the course of the novel, seeking a purpose for his life during each of his incarnations. In the end, the dog recognizes his purpose is to be a good companion and protect, find, and love the humans that enter his life. The novel was made into a movie of the same name in 2017 starring Josh Gad and Dennis Quaid.
This study guide is based on the Kindle e-book version published by Forge Books.
Content Warning: A Dog’s Purpose depicts animal death and both implies and depicts animal abuse and animals in peril—but not in graphic detail.
Plot Summary
Toby, a puppy, is born to a feral mother who lives in the woods near a small neighborhood. He has three siblings, Fast, Sister, and Hungry. Mother teaches the puppies to hunt and fear humans. One day, humans come and force Mother into a cage in the back of a truck.
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