 Something I found fascinating about this the second to last image here was how Grey Wolf's eyes were both completely yellow after she finished howling. While it might be, and probably is, just an error in design seeing as their back to yellow and blue in later comics, I like to think its symbolic of Grey Wolf's coming of age. A wolf pup is born with completely blue eyes, which gradually turn to yellow, brown, green or even grey as they mature. Back when she was still just a wolf pup, Grey's eyes were both blue, signifying her immaturity. After the traumatic experience at the waterfall, her right eye turns yellow, symbolizing a step forwards in her life: she's gaining a sense of the real world through a realization of her own mortality and the sudden change in form. She remains like this, between immature and driven, not really wanting to fully embrace and grasp the finality and just wanting to revel in the new stimulation and experience carefreely, throughout her jo urney, the mindset being chipped away at by her sort of mentor figures, Pangolin and Northern White-Faced Owl, forcing her to reflect a little and even move forwards without their beckoning. This finally comes full circle when she finds her mother again and, realizing how much she's changed and how far she's come, howling at the moon with her mother to announce her coming of age, her left eye completing the transformation to yellow: in this moment and time, Grey Wolf has acknowledged her maturation, and is ready to move forwards. |
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