White Fang, Part 4, Chapter 6 summary
Part 4, Chapter 6 of 25 · 19 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 6, White Fang accepts Weedon Scott’s gentle handling, grows devoted to him, and becomes a faithful guard and sled leader, replacing habitual distrust with love. Scott’s absence makes him dangerously ill, but their reunion restores his strength and deepens his trust; he also fights off Beauty Smith’s attempt to take him.
What happens
- Expecting punishment for biting Scott, White Fang instead receives meat, gentle speech, and patient petting.
- White Fang grows to love Scott, guards his property, tolerates Matt, and becomes the sled team’s leader.
- When Scott leaves in late spring, White Fang stops eating and working, becomes ill, and suffers attacks from the other dogs.
- Scott returns, and White Fang expresses his love by hiding his head against him before recovering and defeating the team.
- White Fang attacks Beauty Smith outside the cabin; Scott restrains him, and Matt discovers a chain and club.

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