وخلص إلى أنّ الأشياء ليست دائماً على ما تبدو عليه. فخوف الشبل من المجهول كان نفوراً موروثاً، وقد تعزّز الآن بالتجربة. ومن ذلك الحين، بحكم طبيعة الأشياء، سيظل يحمل في نفسه ريبةً دائمةً تجاه المظاهر.

“His conclusion was that things were not always what they appeared to be. The cub's fear of the unknown was an inherited distrust, and it had now been strengthened by experience. Thenceforth, in the nature of things, he would possess an abiding distrust of appearances.”Jack London — White Fang (Arcadia Classics) (2015)