Ordinary Wolves By Seth Kantner Cutuk: An Analysis

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In Ordinary Wolves by Seth Kantner Cutuk is a modestly shy guy. He is socially awkward because he grew up away from most of the population. Cutuk gives Lance an example of how it would be to see a traveler in the tundra, “Hi we'd say, Com’on up. We got bread! Crazy Joe brought yeast, and we had flour. We've got bread. We can make snow ice cream. You can stay as long as you want”(197).Most people would not let a stranger stay in their home just for the company. On page 207 Cutuk talks about all the things Lance taught him. Shaking hands driving and how to dance with a girl names a few. Lance is helping him fit more into society.

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