Have you ever wondered how animals use their brain to think? One famous scientist said: “Animals do not think - they just use their intelligence.” Imagine if you never learned how to speak from your parents; you would never go to school and never learn how to read or write. Then, how would you be able to think without words and sentences? Yet, animals think and communicate. As old as humanity, humans and animals’ cohabitation has been an intriguing subject over the ages. 

 

   The Mexican Wolf is a novel that explores themes of identity, transformation, and the relationship between humans and nature. The novel makes use of magical realism to blur the lines between reality and imagination, creating a sense of wonder and mystery. The story starts with the creation of Oneida by Kehcimaneto. Due to her loneliness, Oneida created a wolf – a mythic creature according to Kickapoo mythology. Through Oneida's experiences, the author explores the ways in which our perceptions of ourselves and the world around us can change over time. The novel weaves a timeless tapestry, wherein Oneida fluidly steps from the raw grit of the cave age into the radiant glow of the atomic era in a mere heartbeat. The transition is so seamless that the reader might not even register the peculiar elasticity of time within its pages. Oneida's transformation is not just physical, but also emotional and psychological. Oneida is a character who undergoes a journey of self-discovery throughout the novel, discovering her own beauty, maternal instinct and love for others. She is a symbol of the transformative power of nature, and the ways in which it can inspire us to become our best selves.

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   Along the way, Oneida met many friends but most importantly, Bunny (a rabbit that she rescued) and Pavel (a brilliant nuclear scientist). Oneida, Bunny's caregiver, appears to have a profound bond with the Mexican wolf. Yet, it's a bond that defies traditional definitions of attachment. Unlike Bunny's interactions with Oneida, which are intimate and tactile, Oneida's relationship with the wolf seems to be one of emotional connection and mutual respect, devoid of physical contact.

 

   It is a novel that challenges us to confront our fears and embrace the unknown, to see ourselves and the world in a new light, and to recognize the beauty and mystery of the natural world. Through the characters of Pavel, Oneida, Bunny and the Mexican Wolf, the author is able to explore different aspects of his own psyche, and to share his own experiences and relationships with his readers. Each character's journey reflects the author's own experiences, fears, and triumphs, as well as the complex nuances of his relationship with his creation, Oneida. As readers, we have been given a unique opportunity to share in this journey, to confront our own fears, and to embrace the beautiful, ever-changing world around us. As the author and his creations have found their home, perhaps, so have we—in the stories that move us, in the nature that transforms us, and in the universal longing for a place to belong. And so, 'The Mexican Wolf' serves as a testament to life's enduring mysteries, to the power of change and adaptation, and to the invisible magnetic lines that, no matter how far we wander, always lead us back home.