These canine narrators serve a Greek chorus-like role, participating in an unfolding tragic downfall yet holding a discerning outsider’s role. These canine narrators serve a Greek chorus-like role, participating in an unfolding tragic downfall yet holding a discerning outsider’s role. “All the men we were with killed other men and sometimes animals, and I killed, and Fuji killed, and the other dogs killed.” But Yoon infuses this neutral-tone narration with lively and intelligent dialogues among Etna and other animals (Etna can speak to every species, though Soojin is the only human). King, the urban refugee recalls running carefree in the woods long ago and claims such memories express a universal canine longing.