Rating: **
My Close Call the Night of the Wolves
In this article, Bruce Watts
describes one of the most frightening nights of his life. He was camping in the
backwoods solo, trying to find peace in his hectic, stressful life. He talks
about his hike up, and his beautiful view of the Algonquin
Park sky. As the dusk drew out, he
started hearing wolf calls, very close by. He talks about how amazing it was to
have "front-row seats" for the howling. He hears some splashing in
the lake, and doesn't worry until he realizes that it's a wolf. The wolf runs
through his campsite and leaves. It takes him a while to calm down after the
encounter.
The article is very well written,
with great attention to detail and description. The reason for the lower rating
was the angle with which he told his story. He played it up as if the wolves
were going to attack him, but he also mentions multiple times how wolves don't
attack people and the like. The two angles he gives here are a survivor story
and a message about generalization of wild animals These two angles that might
have worked on their own, but the effect of the article is diminished because
he did not stick to only one.
Watts, Bruce. "My Close Encounter the Night of the
Wolves." Ottawa Outdoors Fall
2012: 18-19. Print.
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