Darwinism And Survival In White Fang, By Jack London

The disappointment is not only irrational, but also shows his further jaded ideal of perfection in the fact that he considers ugliness a weakness. If that were true, ugliness would be the creature's only weakness, as the story goes on to tell of the selfless acts of kindness the creature administers. Victor describes his supposed miserable failure as a deformed monster when he says "His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of lustrous black, and flowing his teeth of pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only form a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same color as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shriveled complexion and straight black lips" (56; ch.5; vol.1). Later, Victor sees the creature after a long period of his aimless roaming, and he "trembled with rage and horror" (95; ch. 3; vol .2). Victor wished to engage in mortal combat because he had a faint premonition the creature might have possibly killed his son. The senseless idea was formed simply because of the creature's physical features, and that he may have been in the vicinity. Even though the monster was shunned, hated, labeled prematurely as a killer, and cursed by his very own maker, he sees the goodness of the human heart and desires to learn more about the human race. As the supposed monster journeys onward, he is delighted and allured by the moon and sun, and other peaceful,

He first finds security by obtaining shelter “here, than I retreated and lay down happy to have found a shelter, however miserable, from the inclemency of the season, and still more from the barbarity of man” (page 94). The creature finds a shelter that is safe from anyone that might hurt him so he meets the first factor of safety, which is security. The creature does not need to worry about overcoming the safety level because he is the one humans need safety from. This is first shown when he finds a man in a hut “he turned on hearing a noise, and perceiving me, shrieked loudly, and quitting the hut, ran across the fields with a speed of which his debilitated form hardly appeared capable” (page 93). The creature does not realize that he is the frightening specimen. This happens again when he is trying to communicate with the people who taught him the fundamentals of the world, Old Man De Lacy, Felix, Agatha and Safie. They all see him and are instantly frightened “Agatha fainted, and Safie, unable to attend her friend rushes out of the cottage. At one point in the novel, he does look for safety when he gets attacked by the villagers “one of the best of these I entered, but I had hardly placed my foot within the door before the children shrieked and one of the women fainted. The whole village roused; some fled, some attacked me, until, grievously, bruised by stones and many other kinds

The creature is aware of how much strength he possesses and often has moments of pure rage while contemplating the general destruction of all that surrounds him.

When Kiche was killing for food. Then Kiche has White Fang and how she looks out for her pup. Kiche was the character you route against in the begining but you start routing for her. The rising action is when Kiche and White Fang are with Grey Beaver. Grey Beaver gives them a harsh life with working, but the Grey Beaver gives them tasty meat. One thing that made the life hard was the beatings if they disobeyed or growl at the men. The Climax is when White Fang is being sold to Beauty Smith. Beauty Smith teaches White Fang to be a fighting dog. White Fang defeats every dog, wolf, and even one lynx until this one bulldog. Falling Action is when Weedon Scott stopped the fight and took White fang home. Scott spends many days trying to tame White Fang. One day this man tries two kill Scott and White Fang kills the man. The Resoultion is when White Fang is with collie. White Fang ends up becoming mates with collie and has puppies with

No one, not even Beowulf himself, expected triumphing over the demon. In fact, his sullen acceptance of death in battle has allowed him to let go of fear and give in to the ending God had for him. Even after 50 years, Beowulf’s attitude towards death remains the same because he still believes that “wyrd” or fate will determine his time of death. He has lost his trust in his abilities, however, and as he gets ready to face the dragon, he knows that he no longer has the strength he used to have and will die in battle. Even so, he holds on to his position as a warrior and charges into battle before the dragon’s poisonous bite takes his life away.

Jack London’s novel, The Call of the Wild, is about the transformation of Buck. As a dog who was raised as a domestic animal, he must learn to adapt to his new wild surroundings after he is snatched away from civilization. The author's message of this novel is “survival of the fittest.” Buck’s only chance of staying alive is to display his strength and fight. This quote displays Buck’s thoughts on the rules of the wild; the only way to survive. It is clearly shown that having superior power is the only route to not being killed. Each dog, no matter which breed or age, learns these rules almost instantly and gets put into their place; their journey to proving themselves and rising to the top begins. This citation is significant to the theme, because it depicts the valuable law of the wilderness, which is “survival of the fittest.” This quote describes the “eat or be eaten” world that Buck is now adapting to in order to live. The theme, “survival of the of the fittest,” is shown in this quote, and seems quite gruesome. However, “...master or be mastered...Kill or be killed, eat or be eaten…” is exactly how the animals in the wild sustain their places in their “communities.”

These oblivious views change when he comes to several realizations about creatures as non-thinking, and in his first contact with the reasoning- and brutality- of humans. It is then, after returning to his cave, that he has one key revelation concerning perception and its influence upon existence.

A variety of themes are addressed in Fahrenheit 451, most of which are prevalent to our current situation. Because of this, the book was originally banned for sending the wrong political message and having offensive language. Although there is much irony and humor in the fact that a book warning about the implications of banning books was banned, that topic of discussion has been well over mentioned to the point where the political and social message that Ray Bradbury was trying to address through symbolism and parallelism between his fictional twenty fourth century dystopian society and our society during the time the book was written, Cold War America, is largely ignored. Through Ray

I love the way the author explains himself along the story, he can use many types of figurative language at the same time and the reader can still have a clear idea of what the author is trying to address. I think that through this book, Jack London proved that he has an awesome writing style, because he can describe the characters, the animals and their surrounding in “White Fang” in a very interesting manner. For example, when he says: “He pointed toward the wall of darkness that pressed about them from every side. There was no suggestion of form in the utter blackness; only could been seen a pair of eyes gleaming like live coals.” He described this in such a special way that when you’re reading the book, you can easily imagine what

The book White Fang is yet another successful novel that was written by Jack London that will interest nearly anyone who reads it. The novel, featuring people, wolves, dogs, and other animals, is categorized as realistic fiction. Through the book, London gives readers accurate insight on survival in the natural world and natural selection, adding importance. It also shows how the presence of other creatures, especially humans, affects wildlife. Separated into five different parts, this well written book continues to captivate more and more people.

The book I selected to read during this semester is the literary classic The Call of the Wild, a 1903 novel by award-winning author Jack London. I chose to read this story because it is a classic novel and the heroic tone of the novel appealed to me. The novel tells of an initially pampered dog, Buck, and the progression of his tendency to revert to the inner instincts of fierce violence and extreme competition instilled in him. In the process, Buck goes through several different masters before finally landing with the right one. The Call of the Wild is made interesting by the literary devices used in the novel, the simple and robust tone used by London, and the process that the protagonist Buck undergoes in reverting back to his

This means that only the brightest and strongest will survive. From the beginning White Fang was strong. He was the only pup of his litter to survive. His strength and intelligence made him the feared dog in the Indian camp. While defending Judge Scott, White Fang takes three bullets but, amazingly, he is able to pull through the operation of removing the bullets. White Fang learns how to fight the other dogs, to obey new masters, learn to fight under the evil guidance of Beauty, and be loved by Weedon Scott.

In White Fang, Jack London uses several different settings throughout the story. A dark, snowy, spruce forest starts out the novel, while the conclusion leaves you in the warm and welcoming Santa Clara Valley. As a cub, White Fang encounters the ways of the Wild, then is transitioned to the Mackenzie Indian settlement where he first meets man. He stays with them for a quarter of his life, all the while going through the hardships of being a lone wolf amongst the domesticated dogs. Here he learns to be solitary and how to fend for himself; he doesn’t need anyone else to survive in the Wild. After being with his owner, Gray Beaver, for most of his life, he is sold to Beauty Smith, an abusive owner who was intent on entering White Fang into the dark world of dog

She-wolf and One Eye two of the wolves who were behind the attacks went their ways from the pack. They started traveling together, and they finally mated together. When She-wolf was about to give birth to her children, she seeked shelter in a small cave. She-wolf was having trouble finding food and most of all the liter died except for one puppy. The puppy had a natural feistiness to him. She-wolf and the puppy were looking for food when the puppy was found by an indian village.The indians tried to pet the puppy but got bit in result. The puppy cried, and the She-wolf came to his rescue. The indians recognized the She-wolf; they finally realized that they had owned her when she was a pup. The indians named her Kiche when they had owned her previously. The indians petted her; she allowed them. The puppy was very confused as to why his mother would allow them to pet her. Then the indians tried to pet the puppy, and he snarled with his fangs, but he did not bite. That was when the indians named him White Fang. While the indians rolled him on his back and scratched him, a group of the indians’ dogs attacked White Fang. The indians called them off, and they tied Kiche up and brought them to the indian village. After a while, White Fang traveled around the village and came in contact with a mean pup named Lip-lip. Lip-lip bullied him and tormented him. Grey Beaver who currently owned White Fang and Kiche had a friend visit him, and the

Social Darwinism is a theory by Charles Darwin that people are subject to the same laws of natural selection. Darwin believed that life of humans was a competition between the survival of the fittest. Along with Darwinism is naturalism. In the belief of naturalism everything arises from natural properties and causes. Naturalist believe that humans do not have free will when it comes to their lives. The story in this module that I believe follows this theory and naturalism the most is Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”. In this story it is shown that the man does not have free will, and his fate is already determined by nature. In naturalism it is believed that only natural forces operate in the world. In “To Build a Fire” the main character,