Harry Haller

The analogy “wolves, sheep, and sheepdog” is very similar to the youth warrior archetype in Jungian Psychology, which contains the grandmaster bully, the hero, and the coward. In this analogy, the wolves are the grandmaster bullies, the sheep are the cowards, and the

As time passed in the tundra of Churchill, Mowat is then experience with new adventures about learning more and more about the “killer” animals. After unloading into the cabin and viewing the wolves from afar. He begins to think with a new aspect about the wolves. “I has made my decision that, from this hour onward, I would go open-minded into the lupine world and learn to see and know the wolves, not for what they were supposed to be, but for what they actually were” (Mowat 77). Mowat is recognizing the stereotype and wants to disregard all the beliefs. He wants to view the wolves with an

We could assume that every wolf was once a man. At the beginning Carter explains how wolves are “carnivore incarnate and he’s cunning and ferocious”, but yet she also explains how “melancholy” a wolf can be because “the beasts would love to be less beastly if only they knew how” (110, 112).

This quote conveys how the characters in the novel have desire to kill the beast so that they can survive. Moreover, the evil within certain characters like Jack and his tribe make them impatient which lead them to mistakenly think Simon as a beast in the night and murder him. It also shows how the boys are turning to behave like animals or savages in order to escape and save themselves from the beast. Basically, human nature is naturally evil due to the competition for survival.

After the wolf leaves his home, the narrator calls his mother and tells her that a wolf just came to see him, and she tells him that “‘there’s one at mine too. I’m just now looking at him’” (Poissant 3). With this moment we realize that the lack of appreciation for the world around us is not just an individual issue, but a collective issue with the society we live in. The narrator wasn’t the first person to take a moment for granted, and will not be the last, as we as a privileged species do not recognize that we are fortunate to have things as simple as food on our tables and clothes on our bodies. The wolf in this story is acting as the world telling us that we cannot take anything for granted, or else it will be gone before we know it. This mindset will arguably be the demise of our species, as soon enough we will all be seeing wolves that will be take away our belongings. Only then will we come to appreciate everything we have in our lives.

Eliezer Wiesel, a Jewish boy during the Holocaust, survived more in that time period than most should in a life time. He had overcome fatigue and starvation, and survived the regime of two concentration camps. Not only that, but he did it with his father, his support throughout the book. Eliezer had his will to survive that kept him alive, his father that was his crutch, and his hope that everyone else was grasping onto and losing. Night shows the true strength of Eliezer Wiesel and his indomitable strength of the the human spirit, showing the characteristics of survival, family bond, and hope, all throughout the book.

What do you think of wolves? Do you think they’re blood-thirsty killers, or do you think they are rather friendly animals? In the book, Never Cry Wolf, (1963) the author, Farley Mowat, writes about his excursion to the sub arctic Barren Lands of Canada to study how wolves act and how the community is being affected by the wolves. The people of Churchill lead Mowat to believe the wolves are something that they aren’t, which is a blood-thirsty killer. Mowat then uses the rhetorical strategy Pathos throughout the book to show you how he personifies the wolves and how fear is all in our minds.

Stories use narrative to involve the responder in a range of experiences. Storytellers use narrative techniques to establish a setting and shape the characters personality. This is shown in Henry Lawson’s short stories the drover’s wife and the loaded dog as well as Roger hargreaves picture book little miss sunshine.

“Being human is given but keeping our humanity is a choice” (Anonymous). Most of the choices humans make originated from religion or from the teachings by an individual but the decisions one makes can also change depending on their surroundings. In Cormac McCarthy’s novel “The Road”, a nameless boy and his father live in a world where the true nature of humanity along with the human identity is questioned after an apocalyptic scenario. A similar scenario is presented in Elie Wiesel's "Night." The protagonist Elie Wiesel and his father witness the cruelty of people while serving their time in a concentration camp during World War two.

Without the proper knowledge needed to understand how the wolf works, the creature is inaccurately shown as a wild, vicious killer. As Mowat progresses through his research he learns about the wolves hunting abilities and begins to acquire new information and states,” I could hardly believe that the all-powerful and intelligent wolf would limit his predation on the caribou herds to culling the sick and infirm when he could presumably, take his choice of the fattest and most succulent individuals” (Mowat 126). The way the government and people portray wolves as mindless killers is not only false, but it is far from the truth. Wolves are instead intelligent creatures that have the ability to choose and pick the right kill. Also, as Mowat researches their eating habits he finds that “the wolves of Wolf House Bay, and, by inference at least, all the Barren Land wolves who were raising families outside the summer caribou range, were living largely, on mice” (Mowat 107). During the summer the wolves weren’t even that cause of the deaths of caribou. Instead they found new resources to live off of when the caribou leave so they can continue to survive. This information is an exact contrast to the

One of the main significance of the passage on page 323 is the mention of animalist characters. For example, the main character, McTeague, is depicted as having a “strange sixth senses, that obscure brute instinct” that was warning him of something that was about to happen (Norris 323). A sixth sense is an inborn instinct that most animals have. It acts a warning that something is about to happen or someone will appear. It is this instinct that causes McTeague believe someone or something is coming for him and to flee from the mine. Also, McTeague is often described as a brute, which is another term for a savage animal. The reference to a brute is seen various times throughout the novel and describes the innate nature of McTeague. Frank Norris depicts McTeague as a “draft horse, immensely strong, stupid, docile, obedient” (3). Draft horses were often used for labor work similar to

The true nature of human action remains as an enigma for many and it is question whose answer is everywhere in the civilization that we have all collectively built. The author Jane Austen in persuasion believes that each person is self serving and kind when it 's in their best interest. Contrary to Austens’ belief, Mark Twain with“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” shows a more optimistic view of human nature where the guilt and sense of sympathy are the driving emotions behind every action. Similarly, in the novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith identifies the empathy and duty as a primary cause for the kindness in each person. Every person is hardwired to be a social and inherently good person driven by the emotional consequences and

The essay that I have chosen to talk about and discuss is “The Damned Human Race” by Mark Twain. Within the essay “The Dammed Human Race” there is a clearly stated thesis statement. The thesis statement says “I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the lower animals (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and disputations of man. I find the result humiliating to me.

First, I am going to analyze the dog’s relationship with the man. the man is on his way to meet the boys with his only companion, a wolf dog which represents the bond we have with nature. The dog relies on the man to provide warmth by fire and the man needs the dog for his instincts. I believe the that since it is a wolf dog it has both traits as a wild wolf and a domesticated dog. It is like a gateway between humanity and nature which allows us to be a part of it. The dog never left the man’s side because he needed him. The man however, the attempted to kill the dog to spare his life. The man also sent the dog across the lake knowing that the dog’s instincts could get him across. The man heavily relied on the dog for his survival and was willing to sacrifice him for the man’s

  In the novel, Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse, the main character, the Steppenwolf, considers committing suicide. He tries to justify taking his life with religious and philosophical rationales, but in the argument he finds that his life is worth living and suicide not a logical option. Sadly though, the novel provides little evidence beyond the Steppenwolf's own feelings as to why he cannot commit suicide. It is the intent of this paper, with some religious and philosophical references, to shed light on the reasoning behind the Steppenwolf's decision to live. The issue of suicide has been addressed throughout history by many critics. Many try to justify taking one's own life, but for different