Sea Wolf, The

Humphrey Van Weydon's ferry-steamer, The Martinez, is rescued by Wolf Larsen, captain of the seal-hunter, The Ghost. Larsen refuses to take him ashore. After being bullied, Van Weydon does everything he's told from that point on, including aiding and abetting the Captain as he mistreats his crew. Larsen is a brilliant bully who invents sick games. Larsen reads Shakespeare, Robert Browning and John Milton. Van Weydon is a rich coward. It turns out there is much to admire about Wolf Larsen. He fights off a mutiny. He tries to understand by reading. Van Weydon must battle a savage genius not just for life, but for the last shreds of his own soul.