Wild Animals I Have Known · Character
Dorley
A hunter who tracks the fox Old Turkeytrack.
minor
First appearance: the springfield fox
Dorley's tie to Wully is one of the pressures that moves Wild Animals I Have Known—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Wully's later master, a farmer in Monsaldale who trusts Wully implicitly.
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With Wully (rivalry): Dorley is a rival dog or wolf that competes with Wully for food and dominance. In Wully: Wully's later master, a…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Outlaws and Wild Spirits
- Supporting Characters and Wildlife
- Ranch Hands and Wily Foxes
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This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because the narrator directly confronts the fox, forcing it to drop its…
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rivalry · negative
Dorley is a rival dog or wolf that competes with Wully for food and dominance. How this plays out →
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