White Fang, Part 2, Chapter 3 summary

Part 2, Chapter 3 of 25 · 8 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 3, the grey cub begins to explore his den, learns to avoid pain, and grows fascinated by the light at its entrance. Food shortages leave him without his siblings, and his father dies after fighting a lynx, leaving his mother to hunt for him.

What happens

The grey cub resembles One Eye and begins learning about his small world through his senses.
His mother repeatedly blocks his attempts to reach the light, teaching him to recognize and avoid pain.
He becomes the fiercest cub, starts eating meat, and watches his father disappear through the bright entrance.
Famine weakens the litter; the grey cub recovers, but his last remaining sister dies.
After another food shortage, One Eye disappears, and the she-wolf finds his remains near the lynx’s lair.
The she-wolf avoids the stream’s left fork because the lynx there fiercely protects her kittens.