Free study guide for white fang by jack london free book notes table of contents next page downloadable printable version. White fang tells the life story of the title character, but london chose a somewhat unexpected starting point and ending point for his story. The story takes place in yukon territory, canada, during the 1890s klondike gold rush and details white fangs journey to domestication. White fang is a novel by american author jack london 18761916 and the name of the books eponymous character, a wild wolfdog. An excellent vocabulary list for the first part of jack londons white fang. Who was the man that fed white fang when he was with grey beaver. White fang feels like a much more descriptive book than it is, thanks to swift, deadly sentences that strike without warning and leave a powerful impression behind.
A vocabulary list featuring jack londons white fang part 1. Gray beaver the indian master of white fang who can be quite violent. White fang is part dog, part wolf and the only one of five tiny cubs to survive. Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead. All of white fangs owners use their hands to strike white fang in order to correct his behavior. I read his writing in a time where for some inexplicable reason, i was in love with alaskas wilderness. Were given a rather thorough analysis of white fang, his mental state, and his actions, and it all feels a little oddly appended. Jack londons great novel white fang, which held me in its spell when i was 10 and again 30 years later, is the story of a dog, and the dogs journey through many kinds of human habitations, under many kinds of masters. White fang was written as the companion book to jack londons classic 1903 runaway bestseller the call of the wild. The incredible thing is that, while london may skimping the details, he also packs a heck of a punch into the words that he does use. White fang by jack london abebooks passion for books. I think i could have stomached this had the novel been less pointedly. One of the two men guiding the sled at the opening of the novel, bill is shown to be very resourceful.
Much of that story can be glimpsed in this new film of white fang, although not so distinctly, because the movie is the story of a boy and not a dog. Seen through the eyes of white fang who is half dog, half wolf the story follows the creature as he is forced to endure a series of harsh environments that turn him from his youthful innocence to maddog cruelty. Whereas the latter 1903 novella is the story of a tame dog adapting to the wild, white fang is the story of how the titular wild onequarterdogthreequarterswolf becomes tamed. White fang comes to regard mans hand as an instrument of hurt, punishment, danger, cunning, and mastery read full symbol analysis the stick and leather thong. White fang white fang is the main character of the book. Shewolf kiche the mother of white fang and the leader of the wolf pack who mates with one eye. White fang, overcomes his attacker, but his life is now threatened by the intruders utilized weapon. It is the story of a wild wolfdogs journey toward becoming civilized in yukon territory, canada, during the klondike gold rush at the end of the 19th century.
For now the dogs hated him hated him for the extra meat bestowed upon him by. Free monkeynotes study guide summarywhite fang by jack londonfree booknotes chapter summary plot synopsis book summary essay book report study guide downloadable notes. Discuss what reasons london might have had for these. When some action started happening and there was some excitement, thats when all of us realized this might be good book after all. Read white fang by author jack london, free, online. One day a pack of hungry wolves ran across the forest. White fang, however, escapes and sneaks aboard the ship. White fang is the titular character and a novel by american author jack london. White fang by london, jack and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Analysis of white fang by jack london english literature essay. A complementary tale to the call of the wild, it tells of the gradual domestication of a wild dog rather than the reversion of a house dog to the wild. Gray beaver represents a type of impersonal master in white fang s life. In the first, two frontiersmen, bill and henry, have a running battle with a wolfpack. The main focus of this paper will be on white fang one of his more popular books.
White fang is the tale of a wolfdogs fierce struggle for survival against a hostile environment and cruel men. He provides food and shelter but beats white fang into submission. But nothing in white fangs life can prepare him for the cruel owner who buys him and turns him into a vicious killer. The story takes place in yukon territory and the northwest territories, canada, during the 1890s klondike gold rush and details white fangs journey to. White fang at this point in the book becomewell, effectively, a hairy human. Gray beaver the indian who first owns kiche, white fangs mother, and the man who later owns white fang. First serialized in outing magazine, it was published in 1906. Of white fangs three masters, gray beaver sits in the middle of two extremes. The novel starts with two men and their dog sled team being pursued by a wolf pack in the northland wild. Many people prefer to read offline or to print out text and read from the real printed page.
As such, he will stand in contrast to such savage owners as beauty smith and. Gray beaver represents a type of impersonal master in white fangs life. White fang by jack london full text free book file size. The story takes place in yukon territory and the northwest territories, canada, during the 1890s. The questions are a bit vague, so i recommend this quiz to people who have read the book recently. Later in the book, white fang sees kiche again, but she does not acknowledge him. It has lots of action, and it is a wellknown classic. In his lonely world, he soon learns to follow the harsh law of the north kill or be killed. Jack london 18761916 hugely popular among younger readers, white fang by jack london was a runaway hit when it first debuted in 1906, as a serial story in the outing magazine. And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of san francisco. In the second, the perspective shifts to the wolves, especially oneeye and. Others want to carry documents around with them on their mobile phones and read while they are on the move.
He starts his life in the wild, but becomes more and more of a dog after he and kiche, his mother, go to the indian camp. More recently, his novels have most often been classified as youngadult literature. At the beginning, our group was not very fond of this book. White fang by jack london study guide free online notesanalysisbook summaryonlinechapter notesdownload. White fang is the title of a novel by american author jack london.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. We know beauty is a giant jerk because he beats white fang. White fang cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Only late in his life, only after struggle has made him profoundly vicious and an. Who are the two men chased by wolves in the first part of the book. The story details white fangs journey to domestication in yukon territory and the northwest territories during the 1890s klondike gold rush. Where does white fang end up living in the end of the book. In his day, london was considered a popular, not a literary, author. He barely succeeds with a nearly fatal casualty, and is immediately brought to great medical attention. Ultimately, white fang wins the affection of scotts family because of his extreme intelligence for example, he leads some men to help his injured master. White fang is a 1906 novel written by jack london, often published together with the call of the wild nowadays. White fang, part dog, part wolf, is the main character of the book, most of which explains his life from his point of view but by way of a narrator. Jack london was an american author who wrote quite a few books. White fang by jack london study guide free online notes.
His character develops over the course of the novel. White fang even bristled up to him and walked stifflegged, but liplip ignored the challenge. White fang 1906 white fang, threefourths wolf and onefourth dog, develops a reputation as the fiercest dog in the northwest. White fang symbols from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. The novel was first serialized in the outing magazine in may to october 1906. Every instinct of white fangs nature would have impelled him to dash wildly away from the indians, had there not suddenly and for the first time arisen in him another and counter instinct. The novel ends by showing how white fang learns to exist as a domesticated animal. As such, he will stand in contrast to such savage owners as beauty smith and such compassionate owners as weedon scott. But not just any wolf white fang is a developed character all on his own.
He is the epitome of the survival of the fittest as he is the only one of his litter to survive a famine. It seemed slow and dull and boring, but quickly changed. Part ivchapter i the enemy of his kindhad there been in white fangs nature any possibility, no matter how remote, of his ever coming to fraternise with his kind, such possibility was irretrievably destroyed when he was made leader of the sledteam. As a result, white fang grows to respect gray beaver but never to love him. Bill and matt bill and henry dan and matt dan and henry. Since then it continues to enjoy immense acclaim and popularity as a coming of age allegory where a nonconformist youngster is transformed into a responsible citizen.
On one level, it could be read as an adventure story, but instances of cruelty are so frequent that this is plainly a major subject for the author. Jack londons setting description is emotive and gorgeous. The most noteworthy fact about criticism of white fang and of londons work in general is the lack of it. Because london doesnt go into a great deal of detail in his book, we have to glean what the characters are like by their actions. White fang the gray wolf cub around which the novel revolves. White fang is the main character of the novel from whose perspective we keep up with the plot. She has had another litter, and white fang is a threat to the security of her new cubs. He was no fool himself, and whatever vengeance he desired to wreak, he could wait until he caught white fang alone. It was written long ago, in 1906, but its still read by kids everywhere today. He gains a reputation as one of the most ferocious dogs in the northland, but eventually is civilized.
Chapter ii the southlandwhite fang landed from the steamer in san francisco. The story details white fang s journey to domestication in yukon territory and the northwest territories during the 1890s klondike gold rush. White fang is puzzled by kiches distant behavior, but accepts it. This lesson will teach you all about what happens in the book. He is obedient to instincts passed on through countless generationsthe instincts not only of his savage wolf ancestors, but also those of his forebears who have submitted to the dominance of. White fang escapes gray beavers camp but returns out of loyalty and fear. I read it when i was younger, and i remembered enjoying it. He ties the dogs up every night as they are pursued by the pack of wolves, and manages to find new ways to keep the dogs from escaping. The story takes place in yukon territory, canada, during the klondike gold rush at the end of the 19thcentury, and details a. Later on that day, kiche and white fang strayed into the edge of the woods next to the camp. The call of the wild, white fang, and other stories oxford worlds classics is a group of exciting adventure stories of dogs and life in alaska. He will always respect kiche as his mother and teacher. His mother kiche was half wolf and half dog so she had some dog instincts in her. Gray beaver the indian who first owns kiche, white fang s mother, and the man who later owns white fang.