Read this excerpt from White Fang. And after two or three painful adventures with the mothers of part-grown puppies, he came int
o the knowledge that it was always good policy to let such mothers alone, to keep away from them as far as possible, and to avoid them when he saw them coming. In this excerpt, White Fang is in conflict with
"White Fang" is famous Jack London's novel telling the story of half dog-half wolf cub, White Fang, and his life in an Indian camp.
This particular excerpt refers to White Fang's day of puppyhood, when he was just learning the rules of the life in a camp.
He quickly realized that mothers of other puppies in the camp are overprotective and White Fang often got beaten by them, so he learned to avoid them and stay away.
Gloom brings a sentiment of melancolia and darkness. Combined with frightening, we have a very unique description. We something must be shadowy and frightening to fit. We have darkness which can substitute gloom in one of its definitions, and scary which certainly substitutes frightening quite well.