# White Fang — White Fang character guide > White Fang in White Fang by Jack London. **Role:** major **Also known as:** White, Fang, White Fang Se **First appearance:** 0000-part-i-i-the-trail-of-the-meat ## Snapshot A wolf-dog born of the Wild who must unlearn the law of club and fang before he can learn what a human hand can hold. ## Who they are Raised in the Indian camp and the fighting pits, White Fang knows the world as a place of toil, blows, and meat, where affection does not exist and hands are things that hurt. What he has never been given is a kind word, and the deeps in his nature have never been sounded. His slow, grudging yielding to a master who neither clubs nor cringes is the long arc that turns a killer into something capable of loyalty. ## Relationships ### [Grey Beaver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters/grey_beaver) _professional_ Grey Beaver is White Fang's first master, treating him as a working dog and trading him for whiskey. ### [Weedon Scott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters/weedon_scott) _friendship_ Weedon Scott rescues and domesticates White Fang, becoming a kind and loyal master. ### [The Love Master](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters/the_love_master) _friendship_ The Love Master is Weedon Scott's father, who earns White Fang's deep affection and trust through gentle care. ### [Matt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters/matt) _friendship_ Matt is a loyal dog handler who respects and cares for White Fang on the Scott estate. ### [Beauty Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters/beauty_smith) _psychological_ Beauty Smith is a cruel, sadistic man who tortures and exploits White Fang as a fighting dog. ### [Kiche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters/kiche) _family_ Kiche is White Fang's mother, who protects him as a pup but later becomes distant after returning to the wild. ### [Collie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters/collie) _rivalry_ Collie is a sheepdog who initially antagonizes White Fang but later becomes his mate. ### [Lip-lip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters/lip_lip) _rivalry_ Lip-lip is a vicious puppy who relentlessly bullies and attacks White Fang in the Indian camp. ### [Cherokee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters/cherokee) _rivalry_ Cherokee is a bulldog who nearly kills White Fang in a brutal dogfight arranged by Beauty Smith. ### [Baseek](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters/baseek) _rivalry_ Baseek is an older dog who challenges White Fang but is ultimately defeated by the younger wolf-dog. ### [Dick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters/dick) _friendship_ Dick is a friendly dog on the Scott estate who becomes a companion to White Fang. ### [Weedon Scott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters/weedon_scott) _friendship_ Weedon Scott rescues and domesticates White Fang, becoming a kind and loyal master. ## In the story ### [I: The Makers of Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-iii-i-the-makers-of-fire) Experiences his first encounter with a human tribe, pack cruelty, and fire. ### [II: The Bondage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-iii-ii-the-bondage) Endures persecution from Lip-lip, becomes cunning and vengeful, lures Lip-lip into Kiche's jaws, and begins to form a bond with Grey Beaver. ### [The Outcast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-iii-iii-the-outcast) Persecuted by Lip-lip and the pack, he becomes wickeder and more ferocious, learning to survive through savage tactics. ### [IV: The Trail of the Gods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-iii-iv-the-trail-of-the-gods) Attempts to escape into the wild but returns to Grey Beaver's camp, submitting to human authority. ### [The Covenant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-iii-v-the-covenant) Grows more ferocious and solitary as he binds himself to the covenant with Grey Beaver, learning to defend his master's property and distinguish between his own gods and others. ### [VI: The Famine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-iii-vi-the-famine) Develops into a morose, solitary, and ferocious dog; survives the famine by hunting and killing; defeats Lip-lip and Baseek. ### [I: The Enemy of His Kind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-iv-i-the-enemy-of-his-kind) Becomes the enemy of his kind, hating and being hated by all dogs; uses cunning and speed in fights; learns to attack white men's dogs during steamer arrivals. ### [II: The Mad God](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-iv-ii-the-mad-god) Senses the evil in Beauty Smith and tries to avoid him, but is betrayed by Grey Beaver and sold for whisky. Endures severe beatings and attempts to escape, but is ultimately chained. ### [III: The Reign of Hate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-iv-iii-the-reign-of-hate) Becomes a fiend under Beauty Smith's torture, developing blind hatred and becoming a professional fighting animal known as 'the Fighting Wolf'. ### [IV: The Clinging Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-iv-iv-the-clinging-death) Fights against the bulldog Cherokee, using his speed and agility but ultimately being overpowered by the bulldog's relentless grip. ### [The Indomitable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-iv-v-the-indomitable) Shows indomitable spirit, kills Major, bites Matt and Scott, but demonstrates intelligence by snarling only at Matt when he reaches for the rifle. ### [The Love-Master](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-iv-vi-the-love-master) Undergoes a revolutionary change, learning to trust and love Weedon Scott, though he still growls from ingrained habit. ### [I: The Long Trail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-v-i-the-long-trail) Senses his master's departure, howls in grief, escapes through a window, and boards the steamboat to stay with Weedon Scott. ### [II: The Southland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-v-ii-the-southland) Arrives in San Francisco, awed and fearful of the city; travels to California and faces new dogs Collie and Dick. ### [The God's Domain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-v-iii-the-god-s-domain) Adapts to the laws of civilization, learning to control his instincts and differentiate between domestic and wild animals. ### [The Call of Kind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-v-iv-the-call-of-kind) Adapts to Southland life, learns to laugh and romp with the master, but remains wary of other dogs. Barks to alert the family when Weedon is injured. ### [The Sleeping Wolf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/chapters/part-v-v-the-sleeping-wolf) Recovers from injuries, is renamed 'Blessed Wolf,' and kills Jim Hall to protect the Scott family, sustaining near-fatal wounds. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters/white_fang - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/white_fang_se/characters