Sybolism in White Fang
"Classic" - a word misunderstood by many people around the world, mostly those of a younger generation. It is surprising how many people believe that the word "classic" means "old" or "boring". This is just not the case. In actual fact, the label "classic" given to books means "of the highest quality," or "of enduring interest and value." Books with this label are the best there is. Every word is carefully thought out and made interesting for the reader. Symbolism, meaning and detail are all applied effectively to keep the book an on-going page-turner. Such a fine example of this is Jack London's White Fang.A very wonderful tool to an author is the use of symbols within a story. One of the more common symbols throughout short stories and novels ultimately refers to the bible and religious history. In most, if not all stories have the relationship between good and evil - heaven and hell. Whether implied or not by Jack London, White Fang is full of many interesting biblical symbols. The character Beauty Smith, for instance very simply put symbolizes Satan. This man, this creature so vile as to subdue yet another victim (White Fang) into his ever-growing underground slavery prison camps. The gr
With a closer inspection and a deep analysis of a novel, many small but nonetheless important meaningful things can be revealed. London has managed to intricately design a perfect novel full of deep meaning and symbols that can only be done in a short story. But a novel, with so many pages and pages of detailed work, it is so hard to keep up with all the things that lay undiscovered within. The characters in this novel have meaning and much irony to it. Weedon Scott has meaning to its name. The word "weed" means a worthless person. So in fact, Weedon Scott means a worthless person. But the irony here is that Weedon Scott symbolizes God, and God definitely not worthless, but rather all mighty and powerful. Also, Beauty Smith has some meaning to it, as well as some more irony to its name. Beauty of course means elegance and pretty. But in this story he is portrayed as a "beast" and symbolizes the Devil. White Fang is more of a contradiction to itself. White means "pure" and "honest" while as the word Fang means "the long perforated tooth of a poisonous serpent." This could mean that this soul is lost and wandering, being influenced by everyone. But in the end, the fang dulls and the hate and evil is removed by the caress of Weedon Scott, God. Small details like this make the book more interesting to rea
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Approximate Word count = 888
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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