The wolf does not get much time in the book but it plays a major role in symbolism. The wolf represents Brian’s newfound connection with the wilderness. At the beginning, Brian hated the island. After he saw the wolf, it was almost as if he connected with it. The reader can infer this when the author states, “Brian looked back and for a moment felt afraid because the wolf was so... so right. He knew Brian, knew him and owned him and chose not to do anything to him. But the fear moved then, moved away, and Brian knew the wolf for what it was— another part of the woods, another part of all of it. Brian relaxed the tension on the spear in his hand, settled the bow in his other hand from where it had started to come up. He knew the wolf now, as the wolf knew him, and he nodded to it, nodded and smiled” (Paulsen 45). This shows how the wolf symbolizes Brian’s connection with the
The wolf does not get much time in the book but it plays a major role in symbolism. The wolf represents Brian’s newfound connection with the wilderness. At the beginning, Brian hated the island. After he saw the wolf, it was almost as if he connected with it. The reader can infer this when the author states, “Brian looked back and for a moment felt afraid because the wolf was so... so right. He knew Brian, knew him and owned him and chose not to do anything to him. But the fear moved then, moved away, and Brian knew the wolf for what it was— another part of the woods, another part of all of it. Brian relaxed the tension on the spear in his hand, settled the bow in his other hand from where it had started to come up. He knew the wolf now, as the wolf knew him, and he nodded to it, nodded and smiled” (Paulsen 45). This shows how the wolf symbolizes Brian’s connection with the