White Fang

Jack London

Jan 1911 · Macmillan and Company

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When a teenage boy is torn from his friends and city surroundings by his family

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Typical of the white man/he-man stuff of the period. The white man knows all the Natives know, plus Civilization. Nature is a savage realm which "hates life." Life in Nature is toil and a constant struggle against Nature’s hatred of life. White Fang has to conquer and lead the sled dogs even though they are jealous and hate him, but he also hates them; he can’t turn on them, though, because he’ll get a lash in his face from Mit-sah. The reality was that the Natives were far more comfortable in this environment than the whites, who were so full of themselves, they insisted on using their "superior" equipment which was utterly unsuited to said environment. The result was that the whites worked harder than the Natives, and found it harder to survive. Peary and Nansen finally did the sensible thing and equipped themselves as did the Natives. Modern cold-weather outerwear is based on the fur suits of the Natives. Just by the way, the sled drivers did not hit their dogs with a whip. The whip was a signaling device. It was popped to the right when the driver wanted to turn in that direction; likewise to the left. London’s point of view is to be expected. He was a white supremacist. Too bad this book is considered a classic.

I had to read this book for school and I found it AWFUL! Our teacher is trying to teach us not to use the Thesaurus too much, but that is EXACTLY what Jack London does! At the end of the book, Jack London writes a soppy, happy, ending that just feels like he ran out of time or got bored. Part I is irrelevant...He could have just as easily started at Part II. DON'T READ THIS BOOK!!! ARRRGHH!

i actually have read this book several times before, and while i've read call of the wild too, i think i liked this one better. i really enjoyed the little things white fang learns along the way, and though it will go into what seems like really REALLY long bits of description to me, i loved it. why it's free, i will never understand. :)