How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph) Shmoop has numbered the chapters continuously, but the book renumbers them in each Part.
Quote #4
He was better fitted for the life than the other dogs, for he had the training of his cubhood to guide him. (14.19)
Death becomes a teacher here… the scariest teacher you ever met. By threatening to kill him so often when he was a cub, Death gives White Fang the tools to fight off the other dogs. It's a steep learning curve, but if you survive it, you're pretty well equipped to handle anything that comes at you.
Quote #5
As in the past he had bristled and snarled at sight of Lip-lip, so now, and automatically, he bristled and snarled. He did not waste any time. The thing was done thoroughly and with despatch. (14.28)
Lip-lip finally gets his in an incredibly brutal way. In this world, death is the ultimate means of getting even.
Quote #6
At first, the killing of the white men's dogs had been a diversion. After a time it became his occupation. There was no work for him to do. Grey Beaver was busy trading and getting wealthy. So White Fang hung around the landing with the disreputable gang of Indian dogs, waiting for steamers. With the arrival of a steamer the fun began. (15.25)
Having spent so much time under the threat of death, White Fang now delivers it wholesale. There's definitely some irony here: the stronger you get—the more you avoid death—the better you get at killing other things. Avoiders of death are also bringers of death. So it's win-win as far as death is concerned.