Killing Wolves The idea of killing a wolf is a controversial issue among many Americans today. A writer and film producer, Sherry Simpson, wrote, “Killing Wolves,” published in 1996 in the Creative nonfiction website, she writes about her experience in Fairbanks, Alaska while in a two-day Wolf Trapping School and the meaning of a wolfs life being taken away. Simpson builds her credibility by giving her personal experience, other sources in her class, applying emotional appeals, and ultimately showing the meaning of the life of a wolf and the trapper. Simpson starts off with what she wears in the cold city of Fairbanks, Alaska and her wardrobe with wolf fur. Her feelings of how she likes wearing wolf fur but hates the thought of killing the animal, which leads to her
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Citing her experience made her more credible because she was writing what was happening around her. Additionally, her including her peers showed that she wanted insight in not only herself but others as well. That first-hand experience helps the reader visualize what she went through and the insight of what she was thinking. Towards the middle of her writing, you sense the pathos appeal, with her experience personally, and relatable thought and emotions. She points out that she would wear a fur but not want to kill one, “I want to wear fur, but I don’t want to kill animals for it, least of all the appealing, doggish wolf” (Simpson-Dean, Sherry). This shows that she is hint of a hypocrite because she likes to wear fur but she would not kill an animal. She continues with opinions of what others think of wolf trapping:
“All the things you hear are probably true, good and bad. I love wolves. It would be a sad day if there were not wolves in this country. I’d rather have too many than not enough, to tell you the truth. I want there always to be wolves. Always,
Citing her experience made her more credible because she was writing what was happening around her. Additionally, her including her peers showed that she wanted insight in not only herself but others as well. That first-hand experience helps the reader visualize what she went through and the insight of what she was thinking. Towards the middle of her writing, you sense the pathos appeal, with her experience personally, and relatable thought and emotions. She points out that she would wear a fur but not want to kill one, “I want to wear fur, but I don’t want to kill animals for it, least of all the appealing, doggish wolf” (Simpson-Dean, Sherry). This shows that she is hint of a hypocrite because she likes to wear fur but she would not kill an animal. She continues with opinions of what others think of wolf trapping:
“All the things you hear are probably true, good and bad. I love wolves. It would be a sad day if there were not wolves in this country. I’d rather have too many than not enough, to tell you the truth. I want there always to be wolves. Always,