Jack London's Style Of Writing

Jack London delights in writing about dogs. His most famous novels, White Fang and Call of the Wild, are both about sled dogs in Canada, and most of his short stories focus on the same or a similar subject. White Fang, is a novel which follows a dog who had a wolf for a father and a husky for a mother, throughout his life, learning countless lessons. Jack London was able to develop his main character deeply even though it was a dog, and it seemed as though Jack London could think like a dog. The book was written in third person, so it was as if Jack London was an educated bystander narrating the story. The details were so incredible that Jack London could write a whole chapter on bonding between White Fang (the dog), and his master. White Fang was born in the wild, and then as a puppy he became a sled dog like his mother, who was a husky. He experienced pain, separation, bonding, work, and duties, but he was sold to an evil man who kept him in a cage, letting him out only to fight other dogs to the death. White Fang always won, except one time he was nearly killed by a bulldog, but was saved by a kind man who bought him from his cruel owner and nursed him back to health. At first White Fang couldn't trust his owner (Scott), because he had seen only hate and cruelty from humans in the past year, but Scott won him over with kindness, and White Fang began to love and then defend Scott with his life.

Jack London doesn't focus on a timeline in his writing, hardly ever mentioning how old a dog is, or how long he has been where, but more on the events, the learning, and the way that White Fang is feeling. He explains everything very thoroughly, and describes the settings like he was there experiencing it all. The book provides insight to the way one man believes a dog may think, and how loyal they really are. White Fang was in danger so many times to make the book interesting, and he learned so much so quickly. I think White Fang is one of the dogs in the animal shelter that barks wildly are growls with his teeth bearing, and the people that see him haven't the slightest idea what he's been through, and that all he needs is some real love.