Never Cry Wolf By Farley Mowat

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Term Paper Title	Never Cry Wolf By Farley Mowat
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Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat

Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat

     For my book report, I have chosen the novel Never Cry Wolf by Farley
Mowat.  In this report I will give a brief summary of the novel as well as why I
have chosen it for my report. Finally, I will give my reactions to the novel
with regards to its analysis of the place of human beings in nature, whether the
destiny of humans and nature is intertwined, and how nature is regarded by the
different religious and political philosophies demonstrated in the novel.
     Never Cry Wolf is based upon the true story of the author's experiences
during two years spent as a biologist studying a family of wolves in northern
Canada during the mid nineteen fifties.  When Mowat is sent on his expedition
his goal is to bring back proof of the wolves decimating effect on the northern
herds of Caribou.  After arriving at the remote location, he finds a group of
wolves and begins his research.  He then discovers the differing peculiarities
of the wolves and finds that they are more than the savage and merciless hunters
that he had previously believed them to be.  He discovers that they are in fact
a very efficient and resourceful and have their own distinctive culture.  For
example he discovers that they in fact have a symbiotic relationship with the
caribou in that they keep the caribou population strong by hunting down only the
sick and weaker members of the herd. This leads to a situation where the
strongest caribou survive and thus the herd is made stronger.   As well they
have their own social orders that ensure peaceful co-existence with one another
instead of being reduced to fighting amongst themselves.  Before Mowat's
excursion conventional wisdom thought  that that was the only interraction that
the wolves were capable of.  In his group he finds a monogamous pair who are
raising their litter with assistance from another male wolf who Mowat terms to
be an "uncle".  His previous assumptions which portrayed the wolves as cold
heated killers who lived only for the hunt, is challenged as he observes these
animals play and interact within their environment   his previous assumptions
about the role that these animals play in nature.  His attitude metamorphosis'
from one of disdain and contempt to one of genuine respect and admiration.
     I chose this novel for study instead of Siddhartha because I felt that
this novel speaks more directly to me.  I felt this way firstly, because of the
location of the novel, northern...

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