For my English class, I have to write an essay, but I'm struggling with what the essay topic should be about. The essay type is an Argumentative Essay, I simply want recommendations with what the topic should be.

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?