White Fang Characteristics

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White Fang, one of Jack London’s most famous novels, is a well known classic. London officially published White Fang in May of 1906. White Fang is a realistic fiction novel because Jack London tells about things that could happen in real life. For example, London states that two wolves, Kiche and One Eye, hang around an Indian camp they discovered. This could happen, but it has not occurred yet. White Fang is crucial to many because it shows off the unique characteristics of a classic novel. The central setting of White Fang is in the Yukon and Northwest territories in Canada. It took place in the 1880’s during the time of the Klondike Gold Rush and is written in third person narrative, typically from White Fang or Kiche’s point of view. Although …show more content…
White Fang had been the strongest and most curious since the beginning. He was always fascinated with the world outside of the cave, but knew it might be dangerous. The wolf cub earned his name, White Fang, after he got a little too curious about the outside world. He and Kiche later reach the Indian camp where Grey Beaver bestowed the name, White Fang, upon the wolf cub because of his snarl and his short tempered personality. The story held other less important protagonists such as Weedon Scott and One-eye, but they did not have as much importance in the story as White Fang or …show more content…
Grey Beaver acted as the she wolf’s new master, and he gives her the name, Kiche. He also imposed the name White Fang among the strong, gray wolf cub. White Fang was at first confused as to why his mother was tied up, and why she was obeying Grey Beaver’s commands. After White Fang was beaten terribly by Grey Beaver because he was mischievous, White Fang learned to obey the “gods” as his mother did. White Fang, after being tossed around by Lip Lip, became a savage animal that was far from domesticated. Because White Fang became a ferocious beast, he was wanted by a cruel man by the name of Beauty Smith. Beauty Smith was a dog fighter, and he wanted White Fang to make him rich. Grey Beaver was not pleased with any amount Beauty Smith offered him for White Fang, but Beauty eventually bribed Grey Beaver into handing over the animal. He did so with a few bottles of

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