White Fang learns how to track down prey, remembering that it is important to remain stealthy otherwise he would scare the prey away. Otherwise, he would have to go hungry and hunt again. It is harder in seasons when the prey is often hiding. In addition, he learns that hunting is a strong valuable skill for survival and it can help him know how to live when his mother is no longer with him to help.
Connotations can be fixed or subjective.
Connotations are the emotions that we associate with a given word. While most of the time, these are fixed (i.e. some words arouse pleasure while others contempt), they can be subjective. (i.e. for someone who is afraid of dogs, the word dog can imply danger, whereas for someone who loves dogs, the word can be a source of comfort and pleasure).