Never Cry Wolf

Never Cry Wolf

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 ...

Never Cry Wolf

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