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Summary: The biography of a wolf-dog
Review: Basically this is the story of a cub, half dog and half wolf that grows up in the wild eventually gets adjusted to civilization. Someone who likes reading about animals, is more likely to enjoy this novel quite a lot. London lets the White Fang think, lets him make an emotionla learning process (from hatred to love of man) and makes him thus almost become a human being. The book is easy to read, it has quite a simple vocabulary. I guess it seems to be more a story for kids than for adults. I still enjoyed reading the book quite a lot
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Summary: the white fang
Review: Two men are out in the wild of the north. Their dogs disappear as they are lured by a she-wolf and eaten by the pack. They only have three bullets left and Bill, one of the men, uses them to try and save one of their dogs.He misses and is eaten with the dog. Only Henry and two dogs are left, he makes a fire, trying to drive away the wolves. They draw in close and he is almost eaten, saved only by a company of men who were traveling nearby. The wolves are in the midst of a famine. They continue on, lead by several wolves alongside the she-wolf, and when they finally find food the pack starts to split up. The she-wolf mates with one of the wolves and has a litter of pups.Only one survives after several more famines, and he grows strong and is afeisty pup. They come to an Indian village where the she-wolf's, who is actually half-wolf, half-dog, master is. White Fang is the main character of the book. His mother was half wolf,half dog. His father was full wolf. He starts his life in the wild, but becomes more and more of a dog after he and Kiche, his mother, go to the Indian camp. He is naturally quite strong and agile, but other dogs and humans are mean to him so he turns these skills into fighting skills,becoming fierce and unloved. It is only when he meets Scott, the first human to ever show kindness to him, that his character changes and he becomes a loving dog. This book is about a wolfdog who was born and raised in the wild and has grown up to be a true hero. His first owner was an Indian named Gray Beaver who got tricked into selling him. The man who he got sold to was a crude man named Beauty Smith. Beauty beat White Fang and put him in a cage to fight other dogs. Then a man named Weedon Scott took care of White Fang. White Fang grew up to love Weedon. The two of them moved to Weedon's family's house to stay there. White Fang learned many things in the city and did what Weedon expected. This is a great book, one of the best that I've ever read, so Isuggest you read it!
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Summary: White Fang
Review: This was a really good book. The beginning was pretty unexpected. Mainly because the whole book just changed views. It was very detailed and you could really get into it. I loved the part about when he was just born and how curious he was. I also felt bad for him towards the middle but I won't say for the sake of those who haven't read it yet. I will definatly be reading more of Jack London's books though.
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Summary: Human Compassion can tame the Beast in all of us
Review: Born of a canine mother and a lupine father, White Fang struggles for survival and understanding amidst the frozen wilderness of the Gold Rush-era Klondike Territory. Although essentially an adventure story for boys, this classic novel has depth enough to entertain grown men as well. The plot is effectively the logical opposite of London's classic "Call of the Wild", wherein a tame dog reverts into a wild animal. In White Fang, the wolf/dog, born in the Wild, passes through a serious of owners (and adventures) and is eventually domesticated. In the process, London implicitly renounces nihilism and affirms the power of love to save us all.The feminine perspective is wholly absent from this book, so this will probably not be a favorite of young women, but boys of all ages should be enthralled by the harsh and exotic locale and engaged by the violent, remorseless power of natural selection at work in this story. The unique point of view allows readers to see humanity (and the world) in very simplistic, cleanly judgmental terms - White Fang accepts no excuses and makes no apologies. The fuzzy gray areas that we struggle with daily don't exist in his black and white world. His instinctual drives and primitive emotions resonate with something inherent in all creatures, and ultimately, this book about socialization should help us learn a little more about how to tame the beast inside of us. The novel is also worth re-examining from a post-colonial perspective. London gives us the rare opportunity to see Native American culture (albeit from White Fang's restricted, but fairly objective viewpoint), and allows us to draw our own conclusions about Gray Beaver and his relationship with nature, with his tribe, and with the white man. Certainly there are times when London allows his own prejudices to shine through, especially when Beauty Smith introduces Gray Beaver to alcohol, but for the most part, the white men who have come north seeking their fortunes come off considerably worse than their Native American hosts. A philosophical tour-de-force.
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Summary: White Fang, a great book
Review: White Fang, the story of a dog/wolf. White Fang was published by scholastic publishing in 1986. I think White Fang is a great book because it has lots of excitement and adventure. Hopefully this review will make you read it yourself.
White Fang was one of five cubs,and the only one to survive. His father dies shortly after his birth. Because he and his mother are all alone he soon finds out about life, what hurt is, how to fight, and other dangers of the wild.After a few months of being alone with his mother he stumbles upon an indian camp. One of the indians recognizes White Fang's mother as his dog. White Fang and his mother live with the indians from then on.White Fangs' master is named Gray Beaver. He soon makes enemies with another puppy named Lip-Lip. White Fang soon earns the respect of the other dogs because of his superior fighting skills. His mother and master both leave and he must learn to live without them. White Fang learns the rules around camp and doesn't get in near as much trouble.
Every once in a while the indians would go to town to trade.A bunch of men would look at all of the indian goods. Others looked at the dogs. One of them was a man named Beauty Smith. He saw how fierce White Fang was and traded with Gray Beaver for him.White Fang ran back to him two times and received two beatings.Finally he stayed with Beauty.Beauty was cruel and evil and soon made White Fang the same.Then one day he locked White Fang up in a cage and another dog was set on him.He killed the dog and from then on his new, evil master forced him to fight for money.
Will White Fang everbe saved from his horrible master? Will he ever have a kind one? Read the book and find out that, and more. by: Andrew King
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Summary: To Love or not to Love "Tawney-H.R Etiwanda"White Fang
Review: Since he was a pup white fang knew he was a killer. Because he lived in the wild, where the law was kill or be killed, White Fang had to be a killer. White Fang is torn between his instincts and the laws of "the gods." Readers have to ask themselves, "with so many masters, will White Fang ever understand love and true human companionship?"
I thought that this book rocked! And I would totally want people to read it. White Fang is kind of like the book "Balto." Balto went to save a dog that he did not like to help bring medicine back to a town that did not like him. It is basically about trying to find your place in life and who you are. That is why I loved the book.
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Summary: White Fang Review
Review: Just like a lot of other Jack London books this book is about wolves and dogs. The beginning the book is pretty exciting but after that it kind of gets boring for awhile after White Fang gets captured by humans.
This is a good book for people who like reading about animals and adventure stories.
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Summary: Underated and Misunderstood
Review: From someone that has read Jack London extensively I can tell you that this book, while not his best, is often misunderstood as a story of a wolf's jourey. It is an outstanding book none the less. However, be sure to keep in mind as you read that this book, however easy the words may be, that is is about his struggle to find his place in life. London's talent for bringing the story to the reader and making the reader feel as though they are a part of the expirence is quite evident in this book. Children, espically ones that are unable to expirence nature, aren't going to appreciate this book as much as an adult that has had to fight to survive. This is one of my favorite books and recomended it to anyone that likes outdoor novels and enjoys a good read.
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Summary: A Story of Independence and Trust
Review: This book is often coupled with THE CALL OF THE WILD. I sometimes get the impression this is the 2nd volume of the set, sort of like old record albums had a side A and side B. I personally liked this book even better than the other. It is filled with passion, distrust, betrayal, and inner conflct as White Fang learns that no man (ummm, wolf/dog) is an island.
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Summary: Adventure in the Wild
Review: As a boy I used to love books like this, about untamed nature and woodlore and woodcraft, but it has been many years since I've read them. I recently had the occasion to revisit this excellent novel, and found that it has aged quite well and is still a terrific read. The story has to do with a wolf named White Fang, and begins before he was born, with his father and mother leading a pack in the dead of winter in the frozen Canadian wilderness. There is no game around and all are starving. They harass and harry a beleaguered dog-sled team over the course of several days, picking the dogs off one by one, then finally surrounding the one remaining man. He builds a ring of fire to protect himself from these ravenous wolves, but knows he soon must succumb to exhaustion. He notices the she-wolf, sitting patiently outside the ring, seemingly indifferent--except for the string of drool coming out of her mouth in anticipation of making a meal out of him. That is the lesson here, in this story of White Fang. It is a savage world, a world in which you either kill or are killed, eat or are eaten. His first day out of the den he kills and eats a small bird, then in turn is almost eaten by a hawk. He observes a porcupine roll itself into a ball to defend itself against a lynx, then observes the lynx yowl in pain after foolishly getting stung. The lynx plays another prominent role. Trying to survive a typical lean winter, White Fang's mother takes the desperate step of going to the absent lynx's den to eat its offspring. The enraged lynx later comes to their den and attacks, but with the help of a growing White Fang, they defeat it. It also becomes a meal. White Fang eventually gets taken in by men, first an Indian tribe where he is "tamed" with brutality, then by white traders who use him for their own base purposes. Through it all we see the cruel world in which he lives and feel his pain and hunger and anger. It is a well-plotted adventure carefully observed, and serves as a great reminder of how savage the untamed wilderness is, and that mankind is often only a bare step above it.
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