The Sea-Wolf

In Jack London's 'The Sea-Wolf,' readers are immersed in a gripping tale that explores themes of survival, strength, and the depths of the human psyche. The novel unfolds through the perspective of Humphrey van Weyden, a literary critic who encounters the tyrannical sea captain Wolf Larsen aboard the ghost ship Ghost. London's vivid prose captures the brutality of life at sea and the philosophical dialogues between van Weyden and Larsen provide profound commentary on Darwinism and the nature of ...