White Fang · Characters
Character guide
Key figures in White Fang by Jack London.
White Fang
major
Also known as White, Fang, White Fang Se
A wolf-dog hybrid who struggles to survive in the wild and later learns loyalty to human masters.
The Cub
major
Also known as the cub
The early identity of White Fang as a young wolf cub learning the law of meat.
Henry
supporting
A musher traveling with Bill who survives the wolf pack's attacks on the trail.
Bill
minor
A musher who is killed by the wolf pack while traveling with Henry.
Grey Beaver
supporting
A Native American who captures and first domesticates White Fang.
Weedon Scott
major
Also known as Scott, Weedon
A mining engineer who rescues and becomes White Fang's loving master in California.
Matt
supporting
Weedon Scott's loyal and practical dog-handler who helps care for White Fang.
Beauty Smith
supporting
Also known as Beauty
A cruel and cowardly man who buys White Fang and forces him into brutal dogfights.
One Eye
minor
Also known as old One Eye, Old One Eye
The father of White Fang, a fierce old wolf who mates with Kiche.
Lip-lip
minor
Also known as Lip
A bullying puppy who torments White Fang in the Indian camp.
Cherokee
minor
A bulldog who nearly kills White Fang in a vicious fight before Weedon Scott intervenes.
Collie
minor
A female sheepdog who initially dislikes White Fang but later becomes his companion.
Kiche
supporting
White Fang's mother, a she-wolf who was once domesticated by Indians.
Jim Hall
minor
A dangerous escaped convict who seeks revenge on Judge Scott and is killed by White Fang.
Baseek
minor
An older dog in the Indian camp who challenges White Fang.
Mit-sah
minor
Grey Beaver's son who helps train and handle the sled dogs.
Judge Scott
minor
Weedon Scott's father, a judge who initially distrusts White Fang.
One Ear
minor
A sled dog in the Indian camp who is killed by the lynx.
The Love Master
supporting
Also known as the love-master
White Fang's term for Weedon Scott, representing his deep bond and devotion.
Dick
minor
A dog in the Scott household who becomes White Fang's friend.
Tim Keenan
minor
Cherokee's owner who forces White Fang into a brutal dogfight.
Major
minor
A dog in the Scott household who initially bullies White Fang.
Blessed Wolf
minor
Also known as the Blessed Wolf
A nickname given to White Fang by the Scott family after his heroic act.
Spanker
minor
A horse on the Scott ranch that White Fang learns to tolerate.
Kloo-kooch
minor
An Indian woman who is Grey Beaver's wife.
Beth
minor
Weedon Scott's sister who lives at the family ranch.
Frog
minor
A dog in the Indian camp who fights White Fang.
Three Eagles
minor
A Native American who travels with Grey Beaver.
Fatty
minor
A dog in the Indian camp who is killed by the famine.
Alice
minor
Weedon Scott's mother who lives at the family ranch.
