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- Why did Miyax hunt for caribou droppings?
- What happened to jello in Julie of the Wolves?
- What feelings does Miyax have for Amaroq?
- How does Julie think the wolves can help her how does she make friends with them what does this say about her?
- Why does Miyax name the black pup Kapugen?
- What does Miyax communicate with the wolves?
- What is a symbol in Julie of the Wolves?
- Who is Kapu in Julie of the Wolves?
- What color is jello in Julie of the Wolves?
- Who did Miyax meet along her way?
- Why did Miyax set out on her own -- how did she end up in her predicament?
- Why did Miyax stop wanting to go to San Francisco?
- What happened to Miyax's mom?
- How did Julie and the Wolves end?
- What did Miyax discover about her father that devastated her?
Why did Miyax hunt for caribou droppings?
In the book Julie of the Wolves, Why was Miyax so happy when she found caribou droppings? It is a good fuel source for a fire.
What happened to jello in Julie of the Wolves?
Jello's No Super-Wolf
He ran head down, low to the ground – in the manner of a lone wolf. Jello is barely a member of the pack anymore, and because of that, he has trouble getting enough food. So he does the only thing he can do to survive – he steals Miyax's pack, with all her food and supplies in it (3.40).
What feelings does Miyax have for Amaroq?
Miyax chose Amaroq because she had observed that the other wolves respected him and looked up to him, and she had discerned that he is the leader of the pack. She had also noticed that he was regal, and reminded her of her father. She knew that if she was accepted by the leader, the whole pack would accept her as well.
How does Julie think the wolves can help her how does she make friends with them what does this say about her?
She knows that the wolves are better hunters and killers than her, so Miyax is hoping to figure out a way to communicate with the wolves. She wants to tell the wolves that she is hungry and needs some of their food. The wolves will help Miyax (Julie) by supplying her with food.
Why does Miyax name the black pup Kapugen?
The black one, the bravest, comes right up to her. She names him Kapugen – Kapu for short – after her brave father. Miyax is super excited that she's finally learned some wolf language, so she watches them play all night long, hoping to learn more.
What does Miyax communicate with the wolves?
Miyax is hoping to communicate to the wolves that she needs food. She got this idea form her father, who had gotten food from a wolf.
What is a symbol in Julie of the Wolves?
Typically, a totem is a trinket of some sort that represents a person's heritage or ancestry. So it's fitting that Miyax now calls her carving a totem, because it's a symbol of her wolf-father, Amaroq.
Who is Kapu in Julie of the Wolves?
Kapu, Amaroq's son and eventual leader of the pack, is like a brother to Miyax. When we first meet him, he seems playful, fun, and curious about Miyax: "The black puppy was looking at her and wagging his tail" (1.39). He's clearly the bravest of the puppies.
What color is jello in Julie of the Wolves?
He is a lone male wolf of an iron gray color. He is a kind of lower partner to Amaroq and Silver. Jello is the low dog in the hierarchy. He is subservient, cringing before Amaroq.
Who did Miyax meet along her way?
When Miyax meets Atik and Uma, she is living in an ice house and practicing Eskimo traditions after having fled civilization. She hunts her food and crafts her tools and sews her clothes, and she is happy living this way.
Why did Miyax set out on her own -- how did she end up in her predicament?
In short, Miyax is "alone and lost" because she has run away from her mentally ill husband, Daniel, in a desperate attempt to travel to her pen pal, Amy, in San Francisco. ... This is the event that causes Miyax to flee onto the Alaskan tundra.
Why did Miyax stop wanting to go to San Francisco?
Miyax has since been told that he is dead too. Although she has trouble fitting in with her more Anglicized classmates, Miyax loves to learn, but her aunt does not have the money to send her to the mainland to further her education when she has gone as far as she can go at the local school.
What happened to Miyax's mom?
When Miyax reminisces about her childhood in the flashback in Part 2, we find out that Kapugen's wife and Miyax's mother died when Miyax was just four years old. The death was devastating to Kapugen. ... He's no longer a traditional Eskimo hunter; he lives a modern life with a gussak wife.
How did Julie and the Wolves end?
End. The end of the story is back in Julie's present life, continuing her journey to San Francisco. She doesn't reunite with her pack of wolves, but she knows they are nearby and watching out for her. She befriends a bird named Tornait and they travel together.
What did Miyax discover about her father that devastated her?
Devastated, Miyax knows she can't return to civilization, so she decides to live life as an Eskimo out in the wild. But when she finds out from a passing hunter that her father is still alive, she travels to his village to reunite with him. Yay! ... Disgusted, Miyax runs away again.
