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The main part of the novel is written from the point of view of the eponymous character of the book White Fang so we can see how animals view humans and the violent world of wild animals. However, during the narration, Jack London shows us that the humans’ world can be equally cruel and violent as the animals’.

We meet White Fang at the beginning of the novel and follow him in his journey to domestication. During his life the wolf changes three masters completely different from each other. To my mind, these men are intercrossed with three main Laws of the book: the Law of Gods, the Law of Hate and the Law of Love.

The first owner we become acquainted with is Grey Beaver, a native American. He is harsh and shows no emotional affection for White Fang (“Grey Beaver did not caress, nor speak kinds words. It was not his way”).

Nevertheless, the wolf treats his master as “God” and pays …show more content…

Actually, Beauty Smith is anything save a beauty. The author makes a good use of irony: the man called “Beauty” has an ugly appearance and a vicious soul.

Beauty Smith makes White Fang a furious and merciless fighting dog. (“he hated blindly and without the faintest spark of reason”). White Fang’s life “became a hell”: Grey Beaver betrays him trading for a bottle of whiskey and the present master turns his days into nothing but pain and bitter hatred (“the reign of hate”, “he [Beauty Smith] gloated over his victim”).

However, White Fang has a good fortune to get acquainted with Weedon Scott, who becomes his third master. Scott teaches the wolfdog how to love and feel tenderness to humans. Step by step, Weedon Scott tames White Fang, makes him a really domestic animal (“ his voice was soft and smoothing”, “the hand lifted and descended in a patting, caressing movement”). It means “the ending of the old life and the reign of hate” for the wolfdog, the anger gives way to kindness in his

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