Personal Narrative Analysis

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When my sisters asked why the pack lived at a different place mom just said that the den was only for pups being born. It is also used as a way to raise the pups, until they are strong enough to live with the pack. Mom then led us to where the pack was staying and we met all of the other wolves (Wolf). There was one wolf that looked like he was hanging back from the others. Mom said that he was the lowest in the pack because he was different from us and he was also weaker. When I asked how he was different mom told us that he came from the humans and that one of his parents was in a human’s pack. Mom told us not to worry about him hurting us because he knows better. As the days went by my sisters and I grew and got stronger, we were …show more content…

I learned a new howl that day; it was one that the pack used to mourn the loss of a pack mate (Wolf). It was hard, knowing that we lost one of our own to the moose, even if he was the weakest of the pack. Even though we didn’t want to our dad said that it would have been a waste if we didn’t eat the moose that we killed, so regretfully we all ate from the moose in the order of our place in the pack. That night though we let out our howl to mourn some more about the loss of our pack mate (Wolf). By the time winter was over we were back into spring and our mom had run off to give birth to either our new brothers or sisters. My sisters loved the roles that they played in the pack but I wasn’t happy so I would defy my father on most of the orders that he gave and I could tell that he wasn’t happy about it. One day he pulled me aside and told me that he couldn’t have me in the pack anymore and that it was time for me to leave. I knew that he was right because I realized that if I stayed I would end up having to kill him, so I told him to tell mom and my sisters that I would miss them then headed off (Pup). It was lonely being out in the world all by myself, but I knew that I needed to keep moving or I wouldn’t find a

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