1. Introduce the book, author, and chapter title. 2. Write a few sentences – in your own words – stating the main message (theme) of the chapter. 3. Write a few sentences about the setting of the chapter. What is it like? 4. Write a few sentences about the main characters in the chapter. Who are they? What are they like? 5. Write several sentences to summarize the sequence of events (the plot) using transitions effectively: First, … Then, … Next, …. Finally, … 6. Explain the point of view in this chapter - who is telling the story? How do you know? 7. Write a few sentences restating the theme of the chapter that began the summary, but this time do it in slightly different way bringing closure to the summary
He’ll learn to leave chickens alone,” the master said. “But I can’t give him the lesson until I catch him in the act.”
Two nights later came the act, but on a more generous scale than the master had anticipated. White Fang had observed closely the chicken-yards and the habits of the chickens. In the night-time, after they had gone to roost, he climbed to the top of a pile of newly hauled lumber. From there he gained the roof of a chicken-house, passed over the ridgepole and dropped to the ground inside. A moment later he was inside the house, and the slaughter began.
In the morning, when the master came out on to the porch, fifty white Leghorn hens, laid out in a row by the groom, greeted his eyes. He whistled to himself, softly, first with surprise, and then, at the end, with admiration. His eyes were likewise greeted by White Fang, but about the latter there were no signs of shame nor guilt. He carried himself with pride, as though, forsooth, he had achieved a deed praiseworthy and meritorious. There was about him no consciousness of sin. The master’s lips tightened as he faced the disagreeable task. Then he talked harshly to the unwitting culprit, and in his voice there was nothing but godlike wrath. Also, he held White Fang’s nose down to the slain hens, and at the same time cuffed him soundly.
White Fang never raided a chicken-roost again. It was against the law, and he had learned it. Then the master took him into the chicken-yards. White Fang’s natural impulse, when he saw the live food fluttering about him and under his very nose, was to spring upon it. He obeyed the impulse, but was checked by the master’s voice. They continued in the yards for half an hour. Time and again the impulse surged over White Fang, and each time, as he yielded to it, he was checked by the master’s voice. Thus it was he learned the law, and ere he left the domain of the chickens, he had learned to ignore their existence.
In Chapter 3 of "White Fang" by Jack London, titled "The Law of Meat," the main message is about the importance of learning and following the rules in order to survive in a new environment.
The setting of the chapter is a farm with chicken-yards where White Fang, a wild and fierce wolf-dog, learns about the laws of the human world.
The main characters in the chapter are White Fang, a wild and instinct-driven wolf-dog, and his master, who is trying to train him to follow the rules of the farm.
First, White Fang observes the chickens and learns their habits. Then, he raids the chicken-house, prompting his master to teach him a harsh lesson. Next, White Fang is taken into the chicken-yards where he learns to resist his instinct to attack the chickens. Finally, White Fang learns to obey the law and ignore the chickens.
The point of view in this chapter is from the master's perspective, as he teaches White Fang the rules and consequences of his actions. This is apparent through the master's thoughts, actions, and dialogue.
The theme of following the rules and learning to adapt to a new environment is reinforced in this chapter through White Fang's journey to understand the law of the farm and obey it to survive.