Book review: “The Son Of The Wolf” by Jack London
November 27th, 2006 at 8:37 pm“The Son Of The Wolf” is a collection of short stories, all with a common subject - the northern part of the American continent, the pursuit of gold during the rush in Yukon, and mainly the dealings between the locals (Native Americans) and the European settlers.
Though the stories are different, they have much in common, and the mostly the same characters appear throughout them. Jack London gained a lot of fame by writing about the Klondike gold rush, and rightly so. London certainly has a very good insight into the minds of the men and women that occupy the raw, unforgiving North. The stories tell of endurance, hardships and strife but also about true friendship, brave men and virtuous women.
Reading so many stories about the North makes me a little cold though, so I think I’ll move to warmer places now 
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November 30th, 2006 at 10:34 am
Hello Eli,
I had read a book by Jack London some time back called “The Sea Wolf” - it’s about a sea captain, nicknamed the SeaWolf, who does not care about rules and laws in his effort to make it in the world in his own way. The main protagonist in the novel by contrast is a morally conscious law abiding citizen who is washed off the ship in which he is travelling and ends up on the Seawolf’s ship. The novel centers around the standoff between these two opposing moralities. It is nice in parts, but the ending left me feeling that something was wanting.
I like to go through your articles once in a while - thanks for posting!
Amit.
November 30th, 2006 at 5:17 pm
Thanks for commenting !