The Sea-Wolf

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Humphrey Van Weyden is a domesticated and meek man with a cushy job as a literary critic spending his moments reflecting on his own essays and the writings of Nietzsche and Schopenhauer. While sailing aboard a ferry the ship is destroyed in a collision sending him adrift. He is rescued by a man who goes by 'Wolf' Larsen a cruel nihilistic captain of an antiquated schooner who represents the Nietzschean ideal-beautiful strong and individualistic-without the humanity. The driving zeitgeist of Larsen's life is his vengeful rivalry with his brother aptly called 'Death.' Humphrey's body spirt and ideology are challenged and remolded as he faces constant abuse and the insidious nature of his new captain. When a beautiful but delicate castaway woman is picked up by Larsen the dynamic of the crew is irretrievably altered. Humphrey's relationship with the woman finally completes his spiritual journey. Written by acclaimed American author Jack London of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Call of the Wild</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> fame </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Sea-Wolf</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is emblematic of the great ideological struggles of the early 20</span><sup style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>th</sup><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> century and offers insight into the debates of the time as well as the debates of today.</span></p>