White Fang From Gray Beaver example essay topic

Title: White Fang Author: Jack London Publisher: Signet Classic, Published in 1991 Main Characters: One Eye was the father of White Fang, leader of a wolf pack, cunning and fearless. White Fang was half wolf, half dog. He was born in the wild but raised by Indians, had the wit and strength of a wolf and loyalty of a dog. Kiche was the mother of White Fang. She was a smart dog and had much fury in her. Lip Lip was dog in the Indian camp that tormented White Fang at a young age but later was tormented by White Fang himself.

Gray Beaver was an Indian that took care of White Fang and Kiche. He was seen as a god to the dogs. Beauty Smith was a cowardly man that took his anger out on White Fang. He bought White Fang from Gray Beaver and trained White Fang to be a fighting dog. Matt and Weedon Scott were kind bobsledders that saved White Fang's life and took care of him. They gained White Fang's trust.

Setting: This story took place in a rural area of Alaska along a river near Fort Yukon. Plot Summary: White Fang is a story about a young wolf and adventures of his life. In the beginning, it showed how he was born and how he gained his traits. However, once he was born it was fast pace and exciting.

From birth, he had exciting challenges, fights and adventures. In fact, he became so adventurous he stumbled upon an Indian camp where a whole new life awaited him. He still had a wolf's instinct but slowly his dog trait began to show. He had a rough time at the start and was an enemy to all the other dogs. He slowly began to out wit them and forced them to fear him.

Every day was the same until, a man known as Beauty Smith wanted to buy him from Gray Beaver. Gray Beaver would not agree to sell his dog until Beauty Smith got him addicted to alcohol. He bought White Fang with alcohol and took him back to his house. However, White Fang did not like anything about him and was loyal to his master. He returned to Gray Beaver's place twice but each time he was given back to Beauty Smith. Beauty was not a nice man.

He whipped White Fang and severely injured him. This made White Fang an evil and bloodthirsty dog. When the time came to release his anger, he was enraged. He fought hundreds of dogs and won, relying on what he learned as a newcomer in the Indian camp during his younger age. One day he faced an odd dog, nothing like those he fought before.

White Fang had become too cocky, thinking he would kill the dog easily. This was his down fall and by the end of the fight, he had wasted all of his energy. He was near death when two bobsledders named Matt and Weedon Scott pulled up. They saved White Fang but Beauty was not going to give up his dog so easily. He started to fight but then received a huge blow to the face and he gave up. The bobsledders took White Fang back to their house, cared for him and rehabilitated him.

It was a very long time before White Fang became loyal to them. However, in the end, they gained his love and trust. Reaction: In my opinion, the author's main idea was to portray the life story of a wolf. How his birth took place, and how his life went on. It showed how he was shaped into the animal he was and how he could be completely different, depending upon the environment he was living in. I thought this novel was an exciting book with excruciating turns.

At one point, I could not put the book down, missed dinner, and fell asleep reading it. This book is honestly one of the best books I have ever read. I now refer to it as one of my favorite books. If I were asked to read it again, I would because it is so exciting. This is the type of book that I wish all books were like... exciting, adventurous, and meaningful. Memorable Quotes:" Look here, Mr. Scott that dog's been through hell.

You cant expect m' to come out a white an's hiking angle. Give m' time". I remember that one because soon afterwards Matt contradicts himself and wants to kill White Fang". God knows I don't want to kill him or have him killed".

Mr. Scott actually did save White Fang's life a couple of times and gained his trust very quickly. He was true to his word..