Julie of the Wolves

by

Jean Craighead George

Amy is a 12-year-old girl who lives in San Francisco, California. Her father, Mr. Pollock, works for the Reindeer Corporation on Nunivak Island and invites Miyax to become Amy’s pen pal. The girls begin a written correspondence, and Amy’s letters quickly become the only glimmer of happiness Miyax has in her unhappy life on Nunivak Island with Martha, and later, when she is trapped in an unhappy marriage with Daniel. Amy’s descriptions of life in San Francisco enchant Miyax, who longs to see this strange, enticing world for herself. Amy ends each of her letters by begging Miyax to come to see her in San Francisco, promising Miyax that she can have a pink room in her house all to herself. For Miyax, the pink room symbolizes the appeal of non-indigenous culture, and the possibility that life in San Francisco could help her escape her miserable existence in Barrow. Miyax eventually flees Barrow to board a ship at Point Hope that will take her to San Francisco, but she gets lost in the Alaskan wilderness along the way.

Amy Pollock Quotes in Julie of the Wolves

The Julie of the Wolves quotes below are all either spoken by Amy Pollock or refer to Amy Pollock. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 2: Miyax, the girl Quotes

As the months passed, the letters from Amy became the most important thing in Julie’s life and the house in San Francisco grew more real than the house in Barrow. She knew each flower on the hill where Amy’s house stood, each brick in the wall around the garden, and each tall blowing tree. She also knew the curls in the wrought-iron gate, and how many steps led up to the big front door; she could almost see the black-and-white tile on the floor of the foyer. If she closed her eyes she could imagine the arched doorway, the Persian rug on the living-room floor, the yellow chairs and the huge window that looked over the bay. Radios, lamps, coffee tables—all these she could see. And if she shut her eyes tight, she could feel Amy’s hand in her hand and hear Amy’s big feet tap the sidewalk. The second floor was always fun to dream about. At the top of the winding stairs four doors opened upon rooms lit with sunshine. And one was the pink room, the one that would be hers when she got to San Francisco.

Related Characters: Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards , Amy Pollock, Daniel
Related Symbols: The Pink Room
Page Number: 97-98
Explanation and Analysis:

“Julie is gone,” she said. “I am Miyax now.”

Related Characters: Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards (speaker), Kapugen/Charlie Edwards, Amy Pollock, Tornait , Daniel, Naka
Page Number: 104
Explanation and Analysis:
Part 3: Kapugen, the Hunter Quotes

To amuse herself she thought of the hill where the white house stood in San Francisco. When it seemed almost real enough to touch, and very beautiful, it vanished abruptly; for the tundra was even more beautiful—a glistening gold, and its shadows were purple and blue. Lemon-yellow clouds sailed a green sky and every wind-tossed sedge was a silver thread.

Related Characters: Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards , Amy Pollock
Related Symbols: The Pink Room
Page Number: 122-123
Explanation and Analysis:

When she thought of San Francisco, she thought about the airplane and the fire and blood and the flashes and death. When she took out her needle and sewed, she thought about peace and Amaroq.

Related Characters: Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards , Amaroq, Amy Pollock, Daniel
Page Number: 152
Explanation and Analysis:
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Amy Pollock Quotes in Julie of the Wolves

The Julie of the Wolves quotes below are all either spoken by Amy Pollock or refer to Amy Pollock. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Humans vs. Nature  Theme Icon
).
Part 2: Miyax, the girl Quotes

As the months passed, the letters from Amy became the most important thing in Julie’s life and the house in San Francisco grew more real than the house in Barrow. She knew each flower on the hill where Amy’s house stood, each brick in the wall around the garden, and each tall blowing tree. She also knew the curls in the wrought-iron gate, and how many steps led up to the big front door; she could almost see the black-and-white tile on the floor of the foyer. If she closed her eyes she could imagine the arched doorway, the Persian rug on the living-room floor, the yellow chairs and the huge window that looked over the bay. Radios, lamps, coffee tables—all these she could see. And if she shut her eyes tight, she could feel Amy’s hand in her hand and hear Amy’s big feet tap the sidewalk. The second floor was always fun to dream about. At the top of the winding stairs four doors opened upon rooms lit with sunshine. And one was the pink room, the one that would be hers when she got to San Francisco.

Related Characters: Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards , Amy Pollock, Daniel
Related Symbols: The Pink Room
Page Number: 97-98
Explanation and Analysis:

“Julie is gone,” she said. “I am Miyax now.”

Related Characters: Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards (speaker), Kapugen/Charlie Edwards, Amy Pollock, Tornait , Daniel, Naka
Page Number: 104
Explanation and Analysis:
Part 3: Kapugen, the Hunter Quotes

To amuse herself she thought of the hill where the white house stood in San Francisco. When it seemed almost real enough to touch, and very beautiful, it vanished abruptly; for the tundra was even more beautiful—a glistening gold, and its shadows were purple and blue. Lemon-yellow clouds sailed a green sky and every wind-tossed sedge was a silver thread.

Related Characters: Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards , Amy Pollock
Related Symbols: The Pink Room
Page Number: 122-123
Explanation and Analysis:

When she thought of San Francisco, she thought about the airplane and the fire and blood and the flashes and death. When she took out her needle and sewed, she thought about peace and Amaroq.

Related Characters: Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards , Amaroq, Amy Pollock, Daniel
Page Number: 152
Explanation and Analysis: