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Weyden witnesses the arrogance of larsen who retains the supreme power of the ship by killing the crew members without any mercy. White fang is a companion novel and thematic mirror to london s bestknown work, the call of the wild. Larsens increasingly violent abuse of the crew fuels a mounting tension that ultimately bolts into mutiny, shipwreck, and a desperate confrontation. Jack london 1876 1916 the sea wolf is a novel written in 1904 by american author jack london.
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