Julie of the Wolves

by

Jean Craighead George

Martha Character Analysis

Martha is Kapugen’s aunt. Miyax goes to live with her in Mekoryuk when a law requires her to attend a Bureau of Indian Affairs school. Martha is strict and critical of Miyax, and the two of them rarely get along. Although Martha believes that “the old ways are best,” she criticizes Kapugen’s decision to abandon is life in Mekoryuk to move to the Inuit seal camp. When Martha promises Miyax she doesn’t have to marry Daniel if she doesn’t want to, Miyax is too stubborn and sick of living with Martha to take advantage of Martha’s genuine attempt to protect her from becoming trapped in an unhappy arranged marriage.

Martha Quotes in Julie of the Wolves

The Julie of the Wolves quotes below are all either spoken by Martha or refer to Martha. 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 1: Amaroq, the wolf Quotes

Here she was, watching wolves—she, Miyax, daughter of Kapugen, adopted child of Martha, citizen of the United States, pupil at the Bureau of Indian Affairs School in Barrow, Alaska, and thirteen-year-old wife of the boy Daniel. She shivered at the thought of Daniel, for it was he who had driven her to this fate. She had run away from him exactly seven sleeps ago, and because of this she had one more title by gussak standards—the child divorcée.

Related Characters: Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards , Kapugen/Charlie Edwards, Amaroq, Daniel, Martha
Page Number: 10
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Part 2: Miyax, the girl Quotes

Later, Kapugen’s Aunt Martha told her that he had lost his mind the day her mother died. He had grabbed Miyax up and walked out of his fine house in Mekoryuk. He had left his important job as manager of the reindeer herd, and he had left all his possessions. “He walked you all the way to seal camp,” Martha told her. “And he never did anything good after that.”

Related Characters: Martha (speaker), Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards , Kapugen/Charlie Edwards, Amaroq, Miyax’s Mother
Page Number: 76
Explanation and Analysis:

“What a lovely i’noGo tied!” Julie said politely. “A what?” asked Judith. Julie repeated the Eskimo word for the house of the spirits. Judith snickered. “That’s a charm bracelet,” she said. Rose giggled and both laughed derisively. Julie felt the blood rush to her face as she met, for the first but not the last time, the new attitudes of the Americanized Eskimos. She had much to learn besides reading. That night she threw her i’noGo tied away.

Related Characters: Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards (speaker), Judith (speaker), Kapugen/Charlie Edwards, Martha, Rose
Related Symbols: I’noGo Tied
Page Number: 85-86
Explanation and Analysis:
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Martha Quotes in Julie of the Wolves

The Julie of the Wolves quotes below are all either spoken by Martha or refer to Martha. 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 1: Amaroq, the wolf Quotes

Here she was, watching wolves—she, Miyax, daughter of Kapugen, adopted child of Martha, citizen of the United States, pupil at the Bureau of Indian Affairs School in Barrow, Alaska, and thirteen-year-old wife of the boy Daniel. She shivered at the thought of Daniel, for it was he who had driven her to this fate. She had run away from him exactly seven sleeps ago, and because of this she had one more title by gussak standards—the child divorcée.

Related Characters: Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards , Kapugen/Charlie Edwards, Amaroq, Daniel, Martha
Page Number: 10
Explanation and Analysis:
Part 2: Miyax, the girl Quotes

Later, Kapugen’s Aunt Martha told her that he had lost his mind the day her mother died. He had grabbed Miyax up and walked out of his fine house in Mekoryuk. He had left his important job as manager of the reindeer herd, and he had left all his possessions. “He walked you all the way to seal camp,” Martha told her. “And he never did anything good after that.”

Related Characters: Martha (speaker), Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards , Kapugen/Charlie Edwards, Amaroq, Miyax’s Mother
Page Number: 76
Explanation and Analysis:

“What a lovely i’noGo tied!” Julie said politely. “A what?” asked Judith. Julie repeated the Eskimo word for the house of the spirits. Judith snickered. “That’s a charm bracelet,” she said. Rose giggled and both laughed derisively. Julie felt the blood rush to her face as she met, for the first but not the last time, the new attitudes of the Americanized Eskimos. She had much to learn besides reading. That night she threw her i’noGo tied away.

Related Characters: Miyax Kapugen/Julie Edwards (speaker), Judith (speaker), Kapugen/Charlie Edwards, Martha, Rose
Related Symbols: I’noGo Tied
Page Number: 85-86
Explanation and Analysis: