(Read this article first)
http://changethis.com/manifesto/show/51.01.YourHowl
So for this weeks blog we were to read an article called Find Your Howl by Jonathon Flaum. The stories are very interesting but do not really pose anything deeper than the title. However some parts do ask some deeper question the overall story kind of went out with a whimper.
The story is about a wolf who has been in captivity for so long that he lost his howl. The Howl to a wolf is like the driving force to their existence and without it the wolf is meaningless. Anyways so he embarks on a quest to find this power again when he encounters his first moral delima. He was hungry so he need to kill a deer, but then he questions himself, saying "why do I need to kill in order to survive?". An interesting thought but then he finds power from the deer in its bones and strength until eventually he begins running. Hes a different wolf now, stronger and more confident. The story takes a horrible turn. As the wolf is running he is shot by a hunter and then the author begins to pour on the most confusing symbolism I have ever read. The wolf had found his howl and everyone was dancing or something haha basically it was a little over the top for me...
As for the meaning of the story I will discuss in the next segment of my blog, along with the analysis of song that I like --- Empire of the Sun, Walking on a Dream. Take a listen...
"We are always running for the thrill of it thrill of it
Always pushing up the hill searching for the thrill of it
On and on and on we are calling out and out again
Never looking down I’m just in awe of what’s in front of me "
Always pushing up the hill searching for the thrill of it
On and on and on we are calling out and out again
Never looking down I’m just in awe of what’s in front of me "
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