Jello is the lowest member of the wolf pack. Miyax gives him the name “Jello”
because he seems like a “quivering gussak dessert” (George 19) to her
. So this can be associated with somebody trembling like a coward. When Jello and Amaroq want to fight, he gives up before even having started.
Why do Amaroq and the wolves end up killing Jello?
A tense relationship develops between Jello and Miyax. She tells him (in wolf language) that she’s the boss, but they compete for food. … Because he threatened Miyax’s safety,
Amaroq and the rest of the pack turn on Jello and rip him to shreds
, resulting in his death.
Why does Amaroq have jello?
She calls the leader Amaroq, and she gives the other wolves really rugged wolf names like “Silver” and “Nails.” The smaller, scared wolf she names “Jello”
because when he approached Amaroq, he quivered and trembled in front of the alpha male
. The shaking wolf reminded Miyax of the dessert that her mother-in-law made.
What did Miyax realize about Jello?
She hit Miyax’s shoulder. … How did Miyax know that Jello was
“in some kind of wolf disgrace?” He walked with his tail between his legs and was not allowed to eat with the pack.
What happened to jello in Julie of the Wolves?
From the beginning, it’s clear Jello doesn’t quite fit in. When the wolves pay tribute to their leader, Amaroq, Silver snaps at him, and
“Jello pulled his ears together and back. He drew himself down until he looked smaller and smaller
” (1.50).
Why did Miyax think Amaroq was killed at first?
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.
What does Miyax feel for Amaroq?
Miyax is
terrified
. She doesn’t want him following her to civilization, where he might get killed like Amaroq. Then all the wolves appear, and call her to them. But she tells them she can’t follow, because her “own Amaroq lives” (3.226).
What does the name Miyax mean?
Miyax has a name for each member of her
“wolf family
“. She calls the patriarch and leader of the pack, a “regal black wolf”, “Amaroq”.
What do the wolves represent to Miyax?
Later on, Miyax calls Amaroq “the wealthy wolf.” What does she mean? She means
the Eskimo understanding of the word “wealth
,” which is intelligence, fearlessness, and love.
Who is the gray wolf in Julie of the Wolves?
Amaroq
.
Amaroq
, the wolf. Yep, a wolf is one of the main characters in this novel.
Why did Miyax become frightened?
Miyax is afraid
because she is lost on the tundra of the North Slope of Alaska
. Miyax is afraid of her entire situation, because she is also without food. … She needs food, and she needs it soon. Her best option is to befriend a small wolf pack and convince them to share some of their food.
What did Miyax name the smallest pup?
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.
Why did Miyax run away?
The marriage between Miyax and Daniel is an arranged marriage. The moment Julie sees Daniel, she notices there “is something wrong with him.” It is not long before Daniel attempts
to rape Miyax
. This is the event that causes Miyax to flee onto the Alaskan tundra.
Who does Miyax decide to go back to at the end of the story?
Disgusted, Miyax runs away again. But when Tornait dies from the cold, Miyax knows that “The hour of the wolf and the Eskimo is over” (3.263), and so she heads back toward town to live with
her father
.
When Miyax finds Jello stealing her food in Part III she reacts to him differently than in Part I What does this event reveal about Miyax’s development as a character?
When Miyax finds Jello stealing her food in Part III, she reacts to him differently than in Part I. What does this event reveal about Miyax’s development as a character?
A:She has decided that she does not want the wolves around any longer. B:She has learned a lot about wolf behavior, through trial and error.
When Miyax found her backpack she saw what?
If that’s not a sign that Miyax is officially a part of the wolf pack, we don’t know what is. Her pack is there, and when she opens it, she
finds all her things
(minus the food, of course). Thank goodness. She’s filled with gratitude toward Amaroq, her “adopted father” (3.52).
