Which direct quote from the text would best support this statement?
“The cub cowered closer to the ground. It was the unknown, objectified at last, in concrete flesh and blood.”
“One of the Indians arose and walked over to him and stooped above him.”
“He uttered a glad little cry and bounded to meet her, while the man-animals went back hastily several steps.”
“The cub, who had thus received a name in the world, lay and watched.”
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The direct quote that best supports the statement about White Fang's distrust of anyone new to his world, whether man or animal, is:
“The cub cowered closer to the ground. It was the unknown, objectified at last, in concrete flesh and blood.”
This quote illustrates White Fang's fear and distrust of the unfamiliar, emphasizing his instinctual reaction to the unknown beings around him.
