“St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” by Karen Russell follows through the narration of a half wolf-half human, Claudette. Throughout her struggles, Claudette character slowly develops towards that of a human as each epigraph (epigraph comes from “The Jesuit Handbook on Lycanthropic Culture Shock”) suggest; however, by the end of the book Claudette still hasn't fully adapted. Claudette's pace of development seems to happen spontaneously as at times her wolf side slips out. Even though Claudette's
In the short story St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, the author, Karen Russell, develops the main protagonist, Claudette, throughout a total of five stages. The story starts when Claudette, who is not yet named, is starting the Lycanthropic Culture Shock to become civilized because, at the time, she was wild and uncivilized. She learns that she needs to become civilized quickly, and learns many skills. However, she also has a lot of trouble and almost fails on numerous occasions. At the
“St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” by Karen Russell is a story about nuns taking in wolf girls and teaching them about human civilization. What the girls are taught and the level they are at all depends on a book called, “The Jesuit Handbook of Lycanthropic Culture Shock.” In this book it explains what the girls should be feeling and acting at every stage. The handbook provides for the girls guidance into human culture. Claudette, one of the girls and the narrator, adapts to all five stages
St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by wolves By Karen Russell is a short story about wolves who are being raised by humans who have to adapt to the human nature with no exposure to it in the past. This story focuses on the main character Claudette, whom is also the narrator, In stage 1 Claudette shows how they’re wolves, and do wolf like things and have wolf like qualities. In the 2nd stage Claudette shows they have to start being able to do human things but only like the simple thing but they still