Julie of the Wolves...by Jean Craighead George
Jean Craighead George's "Julie of the Wolves"
The title of my book is "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George. It was published by Harper & Row in 1972. The book has 155 pages. George focuses on discussing the life of an Eskimo girl named Miyax (her English name is Julie) who feels that her community is wrong in trying to decide her fate and resorts to running off into the wild and befriending a pack of wolves and a bird in an attempt to survive. The book is apparently meant to relate to the feelings Miyax experiences as she gradually comes to acknowledge that the world is no longer able to live in harmony with the natural world. People exploit their position and Miyax is disgusted as she sees that she cannot stop this process.
The story takes place in Alaska in the tundra, in Barrow,...
Children's Literature: The Conflict between Indigenous and Modern Worlds As the world continues to evolve towards a more modern existence, many indigenous cultures are assimilating more and more into the larger society. Books like Scott Odell's Island of the Blue Dolphins and Jean Craighead George's Julie of the Wolves expose the conflict between modern and traditional cultures for native peoples. These two beautifully written children's tales describe the life of
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