It means he is quarellsome or argumentive
It is the second one; <span>The white whale sank the Captain's boat.
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It suggests:
B. He is a victim.
Answer:
It is 3, or C.
Explanation:
I love that book, and I remember how it said that John Thornton was Buck's last tie to civilization, And once he died Buck was free to go primitive without anything holding him back. Loving him caused Buck to be unsure of himself and his primitive identity.