Abstract

As a notable work of American nautical fiction, The Sea-Wolf is a defining work of the novelist Jack London in his early career, paving the way for his future adventurous novels, including The Iron Heel, Martin Eden, and White Fang. This comparative study aims to inquire on Schopenhauerian philosophys affinities with Londons The Sea-Wolf by examining the antagonist, Wolf Larsens materialistic philosophy, and investigating Larsen as a Schopenhauerian genius and his controversial characterization as a Nietzschean bermensch.

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