The Sea Wolf Analysis

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As life winds down both physically and metaphorically for the Sea Wolf, London’s details help portray to the reader that Hump has been able to re-create his life from a weak-minded, physically incapable person, to a powerful, self-reliant man that allows hump to gain the ability to become “the biggest it of the ferment” by surviving the most difficult of situations. The first difficult situation that a rises and causes Hump to flex his muscles and show that he has been able to recreate his life is”[seals] suffer less from being clubbed rather than being shot” This means that Hump has been able to use his knowledge learned on the boat to tell him that he must club the seals rather than shoot them because it will be more efficient and less painful to these animals. …show more content…
As well as singling out the lone wolfs so that he could kill the seals easily he uses the seal’s blubber and other parts for things like shelter and blankets. The blanket he creates out of the seals skin symbolizes how Hump will always bee their for Maud and will keep her protected from life’s horrors This shows to the reader how Hump has changed from the “boy ” who was weak-minded to a “man” who is self-reliant and has become that “biggest bit of the ferment”. While they continue their journey on Endeavor Island they find that the Ghost has also crashed on the island. Hump notices how”[the Ghosts] splintered bowsprit projecting over the sand” he goes to explore the boat to get more resources He find that wolf is alive but very sick he says to put him out of his misery but they chose not to. Hump decides to reconstruct the boat he is successful. This helps London show through the imagery that is presented in this situation that Hump is not “the biggest bit of the

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