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- What are some features of Catlin’s descriptions of the buffaloes? Which of their habits does he describe, and what seems to be his opinion of them?
- According to Catlin, what are reasons for the buffalo’s imminent disappearance? What does he think of these changes?
- How does his prose reveal his attitudes and opinions of this topic?
- Which scenes are especially striking? In the dramatic scene of the old buffalo’s death, who is the attacker?
- What is the effect of his final vision of the slaughter and death of the buffalo? (143) Is his use of reverie in this scene effective?