The Son of the Wolf · Characters
Character guide
Key figures in The Son of the Wolf by Jack London.
Malemute Kid
major
Also known as But Malemute Kid, the Kid, Kid, The Kid, Malemute
A seasoned Yukon prospector and leader, central to many stories.
Scruff Mackenzie
major
Also known as Scruff " Mackenzie, Mackenzie, Scruff
A rugged frontiersman and protagonist in several tales.
Unga
major
Also known as Unga
A Native woman central to a tragic love story.
Sitka Charley
supporting
Also known as Sitka Charley
A loyal Native guide and companion to Malemute Kid.
Madeline
supporting
Also known as Madeline
A Native woman who marries a white prospector.
Percy Cuthfert
supporting
Also known as Cuthfert, Poor old Cuthfert
A weak-willed man who succumbs to cabin fever.
Carter Weatherbee
supporting
Also known as Weatherbee, Carter
A desperate man who commits murder in the wilderness.
Mason
supporting
Also known as one Mason
A prospector who dies tragically in the snow.
Ruth
supporting
Also known as Ruth
Mason's Native wife, left widowed in the wild.
Bettles
supporting
Also known as Bettles the Unquenchable
A garrulous and hardy prospector in the Yukon.
Lon McFane
supporting
Also known as Lon, McFane
An Irish prospector with a strong sense of honor.
Father Roubeau
supporting
Also known as Father
A Catholic missionary in the Yukon wilderness.
Clyde Wharton
supporting
Also known as Wharton, Clyde
A young man who falls in love with a Native woman.
Cal Galbraith
supporting
Also known as Cal Galbraith
A brutal prospector who abuses his Native wife.
Grace Bentham
supporting
Also known as Probably Grace Bentham, Bentham, Grace
A refined woman stranded in the rough Yukon.
Stanley Prince
supporting
Also known as Prince
A gentleman prospector and friend of Malemute Kid.
The White Man
supporting
Also known as The White Man, O White Man, Moose-Killer, the Wolf, The Wolf, Son of the Wolf
A legendary white hunter known as the Son of the Wolf.
Yash-Noosh
supporting
Also known as Yash - Noosh
A Native man who tells a story of revenge and loss.
Sloper
supporting
Also known as Sloper
A cunning and ruthless trader in the Yukon.
Chief Thling-Tinneh
supporting
Also known as the Chief Thling - Tinneh, Thling - Tinneh, Chief Thling - Tinneh, O Thling - Tinneh
A powerful Native chief who confronts white men.
Edwin Bentham
supporting
Also known as Edwin, Bentham, Edwin Bentham—he
Grace's brother, a prospector with a dark secret.
Big Jim Belden
minor
Also known as Belden, Jim
A large, good-natured prospector in the camps.
Lucky Jack Harrington
minor
Also known as Jack, Jack Harrington, Harrington
A gambler and adventurer in the Yukon.
The Fox
minor
Also known as The Fox, the Fox, Fox
A sly and elusive character in the wilderness.
Joe Castrell
minor
Also known as Castrell, Joe, the white man Joe
A white man who marries a Native woman.
Freda Moloof
minor
Also known as Freda, Freda Moloof
A woman in the Yukon camp, object of affection.
The Bear
minor
Also known as the Bear, The Bear, the Bear , of whom I am well proud
A formidable bear encountered by hunters.
Jacques Baptiste
minor
Also known as Baptiste
A French-Canadian voyageur and guide.
Parker
minor
Also known as Parker
A prospector who dies in a tragic accident.
Mrs. Eppingwell
minor
Also known as Mrs. Eppingwell
A society woman in the Yukon camp.
Naass
minor
Also known as Naass
A Native man who seeks revenge for his brother.
Jack Westondale
minor
Also known as Westondale, Jack
A young man who returns from the dead.
Sandy
minor
Also known as Sandy
A prospector and friend of Malemute Kid.
Axel Gunderson
minor
Also known as Axel Gunderson
A giant of a man who seeks gold in the North.
Kah-Chucte
minor
Also known as Kah - Chucte
A Native man who dies in a blizzard.
Gowhee
minor
Also known as Gowhee
A Native man who dies in a blizzard.
Gugkla
minor
Also known as Gugkla
A Native man who tells a story of survival.
Pischet
minor
Also known as Pischet
A Native man who tells a story of survival.
Langham
minor
Also known as Langham
A prospector who appears in camp scenes.
Mr. Harrington
minor
Also known as Harrington
A gambler and father of Lucky Jack.
Mr. Ulysses
minor
Also known as Mr. В Ulysses, Ulysses
A mysterious stranger in the Yukon.
Yellow Fang
minor
Also known as Yellow Fang
A wolf dog with a fierce reputation.
Louis Savoy
minor
Also known as Savoy
A French-Canadian trader in the North.
Mr. Meyers
minor
Also known as Meyers, Mr. Meyers
A prospector who appears in camp scenes.
Dawson
minor
Also known as Dawson
A prospector who appears in camp scenes.
Akatan
minor
Also known as Akatan
A Native man who tells a story of survival.
Carmen
minor
Also known as Carmen
A Native woman who dies in the snow.
Shookum
minor
Also known as Shookum
A Native man who appears in a story.
Jelchs
minor
Also known as Jelchs
A Native man who appears in a story.
David
minor
Also known as David
A Native man who appears in a story.
Young Cal
minor
Also known as Young Cal
The son of Cal Galbraith, a young boy.
