We examined Jack London's Darwinian view of American society by examining how in Chapter 3 the weak and the sick are callously killed. We further discussed how this view is similar to the view portrayed years later in Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" . I noted how when the dog sled team works cooperatively the team feels content and fulfilled reflecting London's view that only a cooperative effort of society's working class can provide relief from the society's cruelty. We further analyzed the significance of the word "primordial" in the chapter heading. I then projected numerous historical photographs of the Klondike Gold Rush from the Alaska State History Museum in order to provide a context to the fictional events in the novel. We examined pictures of gold rush towns, Dyea, Dawson, and of many sled dog teams crossing the Klondike. Last, we reviewed Bobby's homework answers . For homework, read chapter 4 and complete study guide.