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A 9 page paper describing the major obstacle that primary characters face in order to win the race--their own personal relationship. London presents the reader with a primary statement on man and nature and uses a sled dog race as the vehicle to combine the two in a single goal. Although they also face a number of real difficulties, from the wear and tear of the environment to the competitors, the most difficult obstacle Weedon and White Fang must over come is their own interdependency. FREE outline included. ibliography lists 9 sources.
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(Sinclair 122). This is one of the key themes of White Fang--the struggle between man and wolf to tame the savage beast. It is not a difficult struggle
for Weedon Scott to initiate, but it clearly defines the central relationship in the book, and creates a number of conflicts that relate to the pairs ability to win the
race. Their struggle against their natures, Weedons nurturing nature and White Fangs instinctive harshness; divide the two in a number of situations. Overcoming their divisions is central to the
race, and central to the development of their relationship. White Fangs life is one of constant turmoil and aggression. From the time Grey Beaver trades his mother away when
he is just a pup; the wolf-dog estranges himself from all living things and appears so dark that he lacks redeeming value (Watson 90). From the first section, man
is separated from the wolf and the natural relationship of the wolf as predator. The dark and sparse surroundings, the constantly white and wintry background serves to enhance White Fangs
distinctly harsh persona (Sinclair 122). White Fang also exemplifies a level of inner conflict represented in few animals; he is 1/4 dog and 3/4 wolf--and though he clearly develops
a dog/master relationship with Weedon, he also represents the very wildest and most treacherous of natural creatures (Sinclair 122). His path seems predestine to a life of hardship and
struggle, and the relationships he has with man display the continual disparities of the instinctive separation. Grey Beaver took White Fang to the fort from time to time and he
was exposed to white men and their strange relationships. White Fang became a witness not only to mans inhumanity to animals, but also to mans inhumanity to man.
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