London condemns not only this man of being ignorant, but also the man s ancestors. This man did not know cold. Possibly all the generations of his ancestry had been ignorant of cold, of real cold, of cold one hundred and seven degrees below freezing point. The dog is more in tune with nature than is the man. The power and knowledge of nature is a strong asset in London s mind.
Nature knows and triumphs over all things including man, dog, and beast.
Those that obey and respect nature will prosper. Those that oppose and fight nature will perish. London believes that nature is a force to be reckoned with. London further promotes his naturalistic viewpoint of nature being the ultimate victor by using instances of struggle between the protagonist and nature. This strengthens London s argument of nature thwarting man in each of his actions.