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Backhaus
HonorsEnglish
24September2014
SummerAssignment:NeverCryWolf
Prompt#1
AuthorFarleyMowattookanopportunityofalifetimeanditquicklychangedhis
perspectivesforeverIhadmademydecisionthatfromthishouronward,Iwouldgo
openmindedintothelupineworldandlearntoseeandknowthewolves,notforwhattheywere
supposedtobe,butforwhattheyactuallywere(Mowat,77).InthebookNeverCryWolfby
FarleyMowat,Mr.Mowatstartedoffasakeenbiologistwhoseinterestinthestudyoflife
landedhimthejobofresearchingthewolfpopulationintheharshCanadianarctic.Throughout
hisstudies,Mowatbegantonoticethatthecharacteristicsofthewolveswerenotaddingupto
beingsavageandbloodthirsty,butquitetheoppositetheyprovedtobeamiableandserene,so
basedoffhisobservationsMowatsoonbegantoquestionhisownbeliefsonthewolf
population.AftermanymonthsofthoroughandindepthresearchbiologistFarleyMowatcame
totherealizationandargued,thattheactualbehaviorofthewolfdiffersgreatlyfromthe
mythical,viciouskillerthatthehumanracehasdeveloped,whichinreturnhascreatedabarrier
thathaspreventedthemajorityofthepopulationfromunderstandingthetruenatureofawolf.
Unliketheviciousanimalswolvesaremadeouttobe,thetruthisthatmostofthem
behaveinamorepassive,sometimesevenplayfulway,whichhelpscreatethesensethatthese
beingsarefarmoresimpleandlessintimidatingthanbelievedtobe.Basedoffhisobservationsit

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wasevidentthattheyweredifferent,Thewolvespaidnoattentiontome,ifindeedtheyeven
sawme.Theywerefartooengrossedintotheirownaffairs,which,asIslowlyandincredulously
begantorealize,wereatthemomentcenteredaroundplayingagameoftag(64).Thisisa
primeexampleofhowlivelyandcarefreetheseanimalsactuallyare,theywouldmuchrather
playtagwithothersthanhuntdownameal.Althoughwolvesarequiteenergeticandfun,they
alsohavetheircalm,moreserenesideandtheymaintaincontrolduringwhatevertheyaredoing.
Mowatcameacrossthesewolvesvarioustimes,Onthreeseparateoccasionsinlessthanaweek
Ihavebeencompletelyatthemercyofthesesavagekillersbutfarfromattemptingtotearme
limbfromlimb,theydisplayedrestraintvergingoncontempt(76).Thewolvesconduct
displayedthereismoresurprisingbecauseitisnothingcomparedtotheallegeddangerouswolf
thatmostpeoplearewearyabout.ItiswiththeseobservationsthatMowatdecidedtostop
comparingthecustomsofthewolvesweresupposedtohaveandfocusontheinformationthat
wasexplicitlybeingshownrightbeforehiseyes.WiththatnewmindsetMowatbeganto
discoverthehiddensimplicityofthewolf.
Duringthelengthofhisresearch,Mr.Mowatmadesomeimpressivediscoveriesallof
whichaddedontothegrowingfactthatwolvesarenotthecreaturesthattheywereportrayedas.
Oneofhismostsurprisingdiscoveriesfellunderthehuntingandconsumingcategory.Wolves
aregenerallyknownforhuntinglargeormeatyprey,butnotallthetime.Itwasalmost
unbelievableonthevarietyofthewolvesdiet,Theideaofwolvesnotonlyeating,butactually
thrivingandraisingtheirfamiliesonadietofmicewassoatoddswiththecharacterofthe
mythicalwolfthatitwasreallytooludicrous.Andyetitwastheanswer.(103).Thisfinding
wasagreatassettoMowatsinvestigation,foritexplainedthevarietyofthemealsawolfcould

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eat,notjusttheonesthatitisknownforeating.AnothersignificantobservationthatMowat
madewasonewhichincludedthedynamicofthewolfandcaribouunderthelabelingofpredator
andprey.Withallthenewinformation,conflictsofbeliefswerebeginningtosurface,The
scenewasallwrong.Herewasabandofwolvessurroundedbynumbersofdeerbutalthough
eachspecieswasfullyawareofthepresenceoftheother,neitherseemedperturbed,oreven
greatlyinterested(191).Beingabletowitnessthisincrediblesight,Mowatsresearchtooka
turnfortheunexpected,andinsteadoftryingtoforcehispreviousbeliefsontheactionsofthe
wolf,hebegantoaccepttheseincidentsasnormal,whichinreturnhelpedhimviewthewolfas
somethingotherthanapredator.DuetotheseriesofeventsthatMowatencounteredthroughout
hisstudies,henoticedthatnotonlyarethecharacteristicsofwolvesdifferent,buttheirdaily
dietsalsoaredistinctfromwhatwaspreviouslybelieved.
OnceMowatbegantorealizethatthenatureofthewolfwasnotwhatmanyassumedto
be,thedoorsopentoadifferentworldthatwasunspokenof,theactualworldofthewolf.Over
thecourseofhisstudiesMowatnotonlynoticeddifferentnatureofthewolves,butalsoofthe
humanracethatcoexistedwithinthatarea.Extremedifferencewasnoted,Someyearsearliera
wolfbitchwhowasraisingherfamilyonlyamileortwofromthecampwhereOotekwasthen
livingwasshotandkilledbyawhitemanOotek,whoconsideredhimselftobemagically
relatedtoallwolves,wasveryupset(146).ThedifferencebetweenthebeliefsoftheEskimo
tribesthatlivewiththewolves,andtherestofthepopulationthatdoesnotisquiteclear.The
Eskimosthatcoexistwiththewolveshavegrowntorespectthem,sometimesevenadmirethem
fortheirtruebeing.Theydonotseethemasenemies,morelikeequalsinallaspects.Unlikethe
Eskimos,wholiveamongstthewolves,manhascreatedamuchmoretwistedversionofthe

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wolf,inwhichcasethewolfisalwaysthevillain.Evidencewascompilingandsupportingthe
factthatthewolveswerenotthetruevillains,Theincidentwasdescribedinanarticleina
widelydistributedsportsmansmagazineasanexampleofthecunninganddangerousnatureof
thewolf,andtheboundlesscourageofthemenwhomatchthemselvesagainsthim(234).Here
iswhenthebarrierthatmanhascreatedpreventsthewolfstruenaturetobeshown,andhowthe
wolfisrepeatedlyportrayedasakillerwithoutpreviousknowledgeofthem.Themorethat
Mowatresearchedthemorethatherealizedthatwolveswerenotthekillersthatpeople
perceivedthemtobe,butwerejustsimplecreaturethathavesucceededinlivinginharmony
witheventhemostunlikelycompanions.
NearingtheendofhisstudiesMowatobtainanewperspectivesonwolvesandtheirtrue
nature,andhefinallysawthemforwhattheyreallywere.Itwasasimpleconclusionthat
Mowathadfinallycometoaccept,Wehavedoomedthewolfnotforwhatitis,butforwhat
wedeliberatelyandmistakenlyperceiveittobethemythologizedepitomeofasavage
ruthlesskillerwhichis,inreality,nomorethanareflectedimageofourself(Mowat,
preface).Afterlengthyobservationheknewthatthewolfpopulationwasnotwhatpeople
perceivedittobe,itwasmuchmoreandnotonlydidhenoticethedifferenceinthewolf
characteristics,butalsointheonesthatcoexistedwiththem.Mowatfinallycametothe
conclusionthepeoplefearthewolfduetoafictionalcharacterthattheyhavecreated,whichin
returncreatesthebarrierinwhatawolfissupposedtobeandwhatawolfreallyis.

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