Read this excerpt from White Fang. It was during this period that he might have harkened to the memories of the lair and the stream and run back to the Wild. But the memory of his mother held him. As the hunting man-animals went out and came back, so she would come back to the village some time. So he remained in his bondage waiting for her. What motivates White Fang to remain in the village?
his desire to run back to the wild
his desire to please the man-animals
his desire to see his mother again
his desire to become a hunting dog