Wolves
Two different authors have two different ways of thinking and writing. Farley Mowat wrote “Observing Wolves” and Barry Lopez wrote, “Wolf Notes”. Each had their own individual account of observing wild wolves. Through their writing styles and explanations, each author shows his view of the relationship between humans and nature. Animals tend to act very much like humans do in different ways. Mowat shows us each aspect of his observation time. Completely “spells” it out for the reader step by step. For instance, “At 0814 hours, according to my wolf log, the leading male of the clan appeared over the ridge behind me, padding homeward with his usual air of preoccupation.”(258) He presents every motion and thought he makes pertaining to the wolves. Mowat shows his reader that he wants to get into the minds of the wolves. He wants to try to understand why they do what they do. For instance, he learned that wolf packs have their own territories. So, Mowat made his own “territory” to see how his wolf family would react. He writes, Staking the land turned out to be rather more difficult than I had anticipated. In order to ensure that my claim would not be overlooked, I felt obliged to make property mark on stones, clum . . .
(283) Mowat becomes part of the wolves’ everyday lives. ” (283) As any reader can see Lopez’s actual writing style resemble log entries. He has definitely taken a different approach that Lopez did in his article. ” (256) He has more man/wolf comparisons in his article. Although he is through with his observations, he somewhat dull. ps of moss, and patches of vegetation at intervals of not more than fifteen feet around the circumference of my claim. In his conclusion he writes, “He [the wolf] made his mark with such economy that he was able to complete the entire circuit without having to reload once, or, to change the simile slightly, he did it all on one tank of fuel. He refers to his tent as his “den”. He approaches a trail crossing, an undistinguished crossroads. He sniffs a scent post, a scrawny blueberry bush in use for years, and goes on. In Mowat’s article he explains fully his reasoning and comes to a conclusion in the end about his theories. Every living thing needs its own space.
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