The Sea Wolf

In "The Sea Wolf," Jack London crafts a gripping narrative that explores the stark dualities of human nature against the backdrop of the unforgiving sea. The novel follows the journey of Humphrey van Weyden, a literary critic who is thrust into a perilous world aboard a seal-hunting ship commanded by the brutal and charismatic Wolf Larsen. London's writing vividly captures the elemental struggle for survival, intertwining existential philosophy with naturalism, as the characters are confronted ...