Answer:
White Fang bristles at being petted - he did not like this and this was not in his nature. He has been in the wild and his natural instinct is to fight and hunt. He also did not like being tied down with the ropes/leather that his human wanted to use - the man expected WF to be obedient to him and respect him.
Step-by-step explanation:
There is violence in the book and it is very frightening. The change that he makes from wild to trained - not tamed - to being loved and loving his master is such a great part of the book. Sometimes, the book discusses natural selection - or eat or be eaten kind of tone. The story is cold and scary at times and there is a major fear of the unknown. I would think that you could write about the time that was spent in the woods as being something that would make anyone or anything suspicious of what is going to happen to them next.