Review Of Cutuk's Ordinary Wolves

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In Ordinary Wolves Cutuk is trying to find his place in the world. He looks like a white person but acts like an Eskimo. He is now visiting Anchorage to see how the people there live. Anchorage is very different compared to his home. One instance he talks about how the snow is grayish and dirty, and at home he could pick up a pile and eat it. He also says how wasteful they are. I believe that later on Cutuk is going to combine the two worlds a little bit, and learn how to be himself. While Cutuk is working in the automotive shop Ubaldo walks up to him and tells him he should go home, shower, then go and find some girls to spend his money. Cutuk ask how he is to go about that. Ubaldo tells him just to be himself(169Kantner). On page 194 Cutuk

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