The interplay of the plot lines has enjoyable layers of meaning. Knowing how the modern world works, hopefully, Picoult's sympathetic portrayal of wolves will lead to greater protection of them in the wild, if it's not already too late. In her notes, Picoult candidly tells us this Steve Irwin-style character is based on the real-life English wolf man Shaun Ellis. In this one, Luke shares with the reader all he has learnt about wolves and it makes for fascinating and endearing reading. It's a clever way of slicing the story so we get to see the same dilemma from several people's perspectives, the reasons behind the choices they make and to develop an understanding of why, in some cases, no one is right or wrong.Ī second familiar Picoult device is the subplot. Not only does this make it easy to read but it also helps the reader digest and ruminate on the difficult moral dilemmas she so skilfully constructs. In her signature style, Picoult tells the Lone Wolf story through several points of view, with the typeface changing according to the character who's speaking.
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