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The Sea-Wolf

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1904

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What significance does the ship’s name Ghost serve in the plot?

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How does nature—the weather, the waves, the wind, the fog—feature as its own character in The Sea-Wolf? What characteristics does Jack London give to nature?

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What do the Larsen brothers’ names—Wolf and Death—signify?

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