Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Sea-Wolf, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Self-Reliance and Maturation
Materialism vs. Idealism
Survival of the Fittest
Love, Duty, and Choice
Summary
Analysis
Van Weyden and Maud Brewster complete their seal-skin roof. They build a second hut right next to the first. Van Weyden feels that something bad may happen soon but isn’t sure what. Van Weyden and Maud are now on a first-name basis.
This short passage shows how the challenges Van Weyden and Brewster face—as well as their triumphs over the challenges—have brought them closer together.
Themes
