These opinions within the family made it extremely difficult for June to agree to meeting Toby, since the relationship he had with her uncle was the cause of his death. June Elbus is a 14-year-old girl living in Westchester in 1986. Tell the Wolves I’m Home does a masterful job of showing us the 1980s: how heightened the fear was surrounding AIDS, how even a loving family didn’t talk about the homosexuality of one of its members, how schools rarely communicated with parents. Carol Rifka Brunt discusses her work (video), Cruel Beautiful World Destruction is imminent. On page 92, June says that “‘not all wolves are bad’” just “‘Hungry and selfish.’” What do the wolves symbolize to June in this conversation? The answer to the question What Does a Wolf Symbolize? 2) How do you feel about books told from the perspective of a child or teen? I find it interesting that the dreamer’s childhood pet dies and then at the end of the dream the wolf, (formerly the childhood pet of the dreamer), attacks the dreamer’s forearm and goes in for the kill. She would wander around listening for the howls of the wolves that inhabit it feeling as though she were at home, in a happy place. She is covered in leaves and too drunk to get home alone. The things we hide within ourselves, the good, bad, and the beautiful are the wolves. This is the disease that Finn and Toby both have that takes their lives. They also have wisdom, cunning, loyalty, leadership, and follower qualities. The novel chronicles June's journey as she mourns her uncle Finn's death amid the 1980s AIDS epidemic, a time when the disease was relatively unknown. In fact, June had been told that Toby was directly responsible for Finn's death. (news stories, popular culture, consumer goods). Beyond their sibling rivalry, what are their similarities and differences? Throughout their friendship, however, June realized that Toby and her Uncle's relationship was nothing like the way in which gay men were depicted during the time. "[8] Samantha Nelson of The A.V. During the show, June realizes that Greta is drunk. Change ). Why does she find it so hard? She also realizes that Toby is her second. ( Log Out / I woke up out of breath. Here are my discussion questions on Tell the Wolves I’m Home: The first six questions help to trace what the wolf symbolizes in the book. June is compelled to understand what her Uncle Finn saw in Toby. In this way, she has a focus for the anger that she feels against the disease that is taking her brother from her. Genre: Coming-of-age As I was watching this wolf, a larger one came up and stood a short distance away and made direct eye contact, snarling and showing its teeth in a predatory manner.