St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves is a fictional short story written by Karen Russell about a pack of girls sent by their parents to a convent so they could be taught to be couth, kempt, civilized, and lady-like. Has the main character, Claudette, become a naturalized citizen of human society? Was she fully integrated into human society? In my opinion, Claudette was integrated into human society by the nuns unlike Mirabella, who was expelled in Stage 4. Many lessons were taught during the time the pack spent there. For example, they learned how to talk, walk, dance, ride a bicycle, and more.
“When the nuns showed up, our parents couldn’t refuse their offer. The nuns, they said, would make us naturalized citizens of human society. We would go to St. Lucy’s to study a better culture. We didn’t know at the time that our parents were sending us away for good. Neither did they.” (238). The pack of 15 girls reached the convent excited, scared, and marking their territories. Just like the epigraph says, “everything is new, exciting, interesting for your students. It is fun for your students to explore their new …show more content…
The pack has learned many lessons by now. For example, walking, talking, riding a bicycle, dancing, and playing checkers. Jeanette was the only one who was able to do the Sausalito. To celebrate what the pack had gone through, the nuns decided to have a Debutante Ball. Claudette would do anything to practice the Sausalito to get it perfect. “That night I waited until my sister were asleep. Then I slunk into the closet and practiced the Sausalito…” (246). When Claudette was done, she stumbled on Jeanette crying. “The lake water was reinventing the forest and the white moon above it, and wolves lapped up the cold reflection of the sky.” (246). Claudette could read and started to understand why she’s being taught how to be more
“When the nuns showed up, our parents couldn’t refuse their offer. The nuns, they said, would make us naturalized citizens of human society. We would go to St. Lucy’s to study a better culture. We didn’t know at the time that our parents were sending us away for good. Neither did they.” (238). The pack of 15 girls reached the convent excited, scared, and marking their territories. Just like the epigraph says, “everything is new, exciting, interesting for your students. It is fun for your students to explore their new …show more content…
The pack has learned many lessons by now. For example, walking, talking, riding a bicycle, dancing, and playing checkers. Jeanette was the only one who was able to do the Sausalito. To celebrate what the pack had gone through, the nuns decided to have a Debutante Ball. Claudette would do anything to practice the Sausalito to get it perfect. “That night I waited until my sister were asleep. Then I slunk into the closet and practiced the Sausalito…” (246). When Claudette was done, she stumbled on Jeanette crying. “The lake water was reinventing the forest and the white moon above it, and wolves lapped up the cold reflection of the sky.” (246). Claudette could read and started to understand why she’s being taught how to be more