Mit-sah Gray Beaver's son; he is responsible for training White Fang for the fan-like trace. Beauty Smith A vicious, evil man, extremely hideous in appearance; London calls him a "monstrosity. Smith, who is hated by the world, uses White Fang as an object on which he can vent his own hatred.
He seems to take an inner satisfaction out of deliberately tormenting White Fang physically, with jabs and punches and whips, or else tormenting White Fang mentally, with derision and laughter. He uses the dog only to gain money; otherwise, he does not respond to the dog. Tim Keenan The owner of a bulldog named Cherokee. When Cherokee and White Fang fight, Keenan is somewhat of a passive onlooker, and he is not resentful when Weedon Scott breaks up the fight between the two dogs.
Weedon Scott He is the most important character in the novel because he represents the compassionate, humane, and kind human being who, through patience and understanding, is able to transform White Fang from a wild beast into a civilized animal. Although he shows no affection for his dog, White Fang bonds to him out of a certain mutual respect. It is only when he becomes addicted to alcohol that he is willing to sell White Fang.
The bane of White Fang's existence, Lip-lip is another pup in the Indian village who robs White Fang of any puppyhood by turning all the dogs against him. An ugly man, both inside and out, Beauty Smith trains White Fang to become a fighting dog. Scott is White Fang's first loving master. He saves White Fang from the bulldog and slowly gain's White Fang's trust, and finally his love. Matt is Scott's musher. He feeds White Fang and works him on the sled during the day. Collie does not trust White Fang at first because she is a sheep dog, but he works his way into her confidence, and they become mates.
Matt The dog-musher and assistant to Weedon Scott. He encourages Scott to give White Fang a chance to prove his intelligence. White Fang kills him over a piece of meat. He has sentenced Jim Hall, an innocent man, to fifty years of imprisonment.
Although he was not involved in the initial conspiracy against Jim Hall, the convict comes after him on his escape from prison. Collie The female sheepdog who is against White Fang but later has his puppies. Jim Hall An escaped convict who is determined to kill Judge Scott. He is killed by White Fang. Cherokee A bull dog who nearly kills White Fang in a fight. They are liked by White Fang.
Cite this page: TheBestNotes. London is very careful to hammer home the fact that Weedon embodies civilization at its best. The guy doesn't ignore his passions and impulses, but he keeps them under tight control.
He knows how to rein in his wild side. When White Fang is dying in the ring, Scott "was in a rage himself—a sane rage" He also doesn't waver when a task needs doing. So when Tim threatens him, Scott "never desisted from his effort.
Most importantly, he shows compassion and mercy to those in need, specifically White Fang, who literally views him as "The Love-Master," which is not—thankfully—as dirty as it sounds. He is, in short, the sort of person London wants us to be: the kind what can not only tame a wilderness, but do something with it beside bulldoze it for tract homes.
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