London described, “The animal was depressed by the tremendous cold. It knew that it was no time for traveling. Its instinct told it a truer tale than was told to the man by the man’s judgment.” (London, 125) In this story, the dog knew better than the man by its survival instinct, and it contrasts with the man who only trusted his intellect. The dog and the old-timer represent the survival resources that have been available over years and years to all life-instinct and appropriate protection on the one hand and racial knowledge on the other hand. (Donald,
London described, “The animal was depressed by the tremendous cold. It knew that it was no time for traveling. Its instinct told it a truer tale than was told to the man by the man’s judgment.” (London, 125) In this story, the dog knew better than the man by its survival instinct, and it contrasts with the man who only trusted his intellect. The dog and the old-timer represent the survival resources that have been available over years and years to all life-instinct and appropriate protection on the one hand and racial knowledge on the other hand. (Donald,