Summary of White Fang
In White Fang, the novel starts out with two men, Bill and Henry, crossing Alaska to head south with sled dogs. They where on this journey because they find themselves needing to burry the body of Lord Albert. During this journey, they crossed paths with a famished pack of wolves whose only objective was to eat. Day-by-day, one of Bill and Henry’s sled dogs was killed by being attracted by the she-wolf. The she-wolf would catch eyes with one of the sled dogs and as the dog would run out of camp to chase the she-wolf, he would be intercepted by the pack of wolves.
Bill, being his impulsive self, decided to end these killings by trying to scare the wolves away his shotgun. Bills plan turned south and he was eaten to the last bone by the pack of wolves, while Henry was left alone and helpless. Just as Henry was about to be eaten, soldiers who were in search of Lord Albert saved Henry and brought him to rescue. After Henry was saved, the reader’s attention is turned towards the pack of wolves. The book directly jumped into the mating of the wolves. The wolves fought and killed for the she-wolf, and the one wolf named One Eye succeeded, and him and the she-wolf ended up being a couple.
The she-wolf became pregnant, and six months later, she had her litter. Since there was a famine only one pup makes it, which in time was named White Fang. As the story progressed, the pup entered an Indian Camp and behind him, his mother followed. After they entered the camp, the tribal leader, Gray Beaver, recognized the pup’s mother, Quiche. Quiche was a wolf that used to live in the Indian camp and escaped when a harsh famine struck the village. Gray Beaver spotted Quiches pup and decided to name him White Fang because of his big white teeth. At the camp, the other Indian puppies torment White Fang; especially a dog named Lip-Lip.
After time spent in the village, White Fang learned how to become a ferocious fighting dog, and ended up becoming a fighting machine. Another concept White Fang learned was how to obey his masters and do what they tell him to. As White Fang became accustomed to the Indian village Missal, being Gray Beavers son, decided to place White Fang on the dog sled team. But then, another famine hit, and White Fang decided to run off and live in the wilderness. White Fang hunted and foraged to find any food possible, but while he was in the wilderness White Fang lost his mother for good.
Once the famine was over, White Fang stumbled his way back to the Indian village. Gray Beaver decided to go to Fort Yukon and brought White Fang with him. While they were in the village, Gray Beaver began to make a fortune by selling furs and other products to the cold people living in the fort. Unfortunately, while in Fort Yukon, Gray Beaver became plastered to one drink; whiskey. It was all to blame on cruel Beauty Smith. After purposely getting Gray Beaver drunk, Beauty Smith used that to his advantage and ended up having Gray Beaver sell White Fang.
Beauty ended up beating and starving White Fang, and he kept him locked up in a cage. Beauty Smith abusively transformed White Fang from being a defensive fighting dog to a malicious killing wolf. After winning every fight that came his way, White Fang finally met his match: a bulldog. In the fight, the bulldog planted his teeth in White Fangs neck. Trying to counter the attack, White Fang clamped his jaws in the bulldog’s neck. But Cherokee, the bulldog’s name, did not let go, but he tightened it. Luckily, a man by the name of Weedon Scott came to rescue of White Fang, and broke up the fight.
After forcefully taking White Fang from Beauty Smith, Weedon Scott and his close friend Matt try and domesticate White Fang. After trial and error, White Fang began to connect with Weedon. Weedon realized how much potential White Fang had and successfully tamed him. Weedon and Matt were about to go back to California when they both realized that they couldn’t bring an Alaskan wolf back to San Diego, California with them. Shamefully, they locked White Fang in their cabin, expecting someone to come along some day, and take White Fang. But as they left the cabin, White Fang jumped out the window and chased them and followed them to the boat.
Weedon and White Fang’s bond was indissoluble at that moment. They ended up taking White Fang back to California with them. While in California, White Fang was not too trusted by Weldon’s family. One of Weldon’s dogs, Collie especially showed suspicion towards him. But in sure time, White Fang earns all their respect and trust after saving Weedon and the entire Scott family. First, White Fang rescues Weedon when he fell off his horse. Secondly, a criminal by the name of Jim Hall who had escaped from the San Quentin prison came with vengeance to Judge Scott’s house, Weldon’s father.
Jim crept on to the porch, and would have killed the whole family if White Fang were not keeping watch. As White Fang leaped into the air, Jim shot him. Even though it was hurting, that didn’t stop White Fang. He jumped into the air and ripped off half of Jim’s neck, evidently killing him. After saving the whole family, he earned the name of “Blessed Wolf,” for he saved the entire Scott family. After slowly recovering from his three bullet wounds, White Fang settled down with Collie and they had children, living the rest of their life in happiness.