Wolves By Knight Analysis
1.Introduction People across the world seem to have complicated relationship with the great predators of this planet. Throughout history predators, such as wolves and tigers, have been labeled nuisances, trespassers, terrorizers and killers of both livestock & man. Despite the animosity applied to these great predators, cultures around the world revered them with languages most honorable of words. When spoke about in lore, they play great roles in creation and protection of the cultures, that are happy to dismiss them as a chore to be dealt with. These animals are totemic to some societies, their namesakes and characteristics applied to people connecting man and animal by way of shared attributes. Given the ambiguity of the relationship between
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In Wolves by Knight, the author states that the Japanese word for wolf is Okami and synoym with “Great Spirit.” Regardless of the honorable title the Japanese had distaste for the wolf, and engaged in Saodasi, or wolf hunts (Knight 197) because they were interfering with their survival by taking food from their families and potential sales at market. In France, Charlemagne was one of the first kings to order the widespread killing of wolves. Monarchs in the United Kingdoms paid hunters, an increasing amount over time, for proof that they had killed wolves. In some parts of Europe wolf hunting became a tribute. Monarchs demanded that its citizens kill various amounts of wolves per year to satisfy their duty. In Scotland, laws were passed requiring a set number of wolf hunts to be completed every year. By the beginning of the 19th century much of the wolf population in the area had be eradicated. Across the Atlantic Ocean, with the settlers landing on the east coast the limited livestock was extremely valuable, but to the wolves they were just prey. The wolves were quickly painted as a sinister problem for the immigrants. By 1630 the first legislative bounty for wolves had passed through the court system. One penny per wolf was the reward, eventually raising to 10 cents per wolf by the end of the decade. Bounties were paid out to hunters for the next 300 years by the government. As recently as 2007 hunters were being paid $150.00 per wolf, in Alaska. In 1926 wolves were eradicated by from many states including states with state parks protecting them, like Yellowstone National Park in
In Wolves by Knight, the author states that the Japanese word for wolf is Okami and synoym with “Great Spirit.” Regardless of the honorable title the Japanese had distaste for the wolf, and engaged in Saodasi, or wolf hunts (Knight 197) because they were interfering with their survival by taking food from their families and potential sales at market. In France, Charlemagne was one of the first kings to order the widespread killing of wolves. Monarchs in the United Kingdoms paid hunters, an increasing amount over time, for proof that they had killed wolves. In some parts of Europe wolf hunting became a tribute. Monarchs demanded that its citizens kill various amounts of wolves per year to satisfy their duty. In Scotland, laws were passed requiring a set number of wolf hunts to be completed every year. By the beginning of the 19th century much of the wolf population in the area had be eradicated. Across the Atlantic Ocean, with the settlers landing on the east coast the limited livestock was extremely valuable, but to the wolves they were just prey. The wolves were quickly painted as a sinister problem for the immigrants. By 1630 the first legislative bounty for wolves had passed through the court system. One penny per wolf was the reward, eventually raising to 10 cents per wolf by the end of the decade. Bounties were paid out to hunters for the next 300 years by the government. As recently as 2007 hunters were being paid $150.00 per wolf, in Alaska. In 1926 wolves were eradicated by from many states including states with state parks protecting them, like Yellowstone National Park in