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Late 1800s: White Fang – a wild wolfdog and his journey to domestication during the Klondike Gold Rush at the end of the 19th-century
White Fang
What you need to know before your trail
White Fang is half dog and half wolf who soon learns that there is only two choices in life – kill, or be killed, eat, or be eaten. He has one master after another and learns to be vicious in order to survive. One master who buys him wants him for a fighting dog so he can earn money.
A lot of the White Fang story is written from the viewpoint of White Fang himself, so we get to see how animals view their world and how they view humans. White Fang also examines the violence inherent in each of the worlds.
Travel Guide
Yukon is not an easy territory for any man to survive in but for a dog, well, it’s another story. The unique point of view of White Fang creates a book that depicts a world and setting not found anywhere else.
White Fang is himself a true product of the Wild and is both forced into submission and cruelly mistreated by his ‘superior’ human masters. Reading about such subjects from the animal’s point of view is something I have never read before and it is a story about morality and redemption that will linger with you long after you have finished the last page.
Run through the snow of Yukon with White Fang and see the desolate surroundings and the threat of violence all around. It might look like a snowy setting but the snow is a clean blanket covering much suffering beneath. Its cold, dark and soulless but from such stark isolation can something really positive result…
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: White Fang
Author/Guide: Jack London Destination: Yukon Territory, North West Territories Departure Time: Late 1800s
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