Frankenstein Feral Children

I will be researching the development of the Frankenstein’s Monster throughout the novel, implementing the studies on the development of “feral children” and their assimilation into society. Also, I will be using Cormac McCarthy’s novel “The Child of God” and Michael Newton’s “Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children” as parallels to the monster’s development and his interactions with society. The research question I will attempt to answer is “How does the monster’s development affect his nature and his outlook on society?” and “How this outlook after his interaction with the other characters in the novel, especially Victor?” I have selected works that explores the idea of social isolation and how it affects one’s outlook of

Murphy, professors at Stanford University, explains the development of the behaviors of feral children in society. They apply the principles of neuroscience to uncover how feral children assimilates to society after years of isolation. The essay supplements Michael Newton’s book “Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children” by examining how the children in the book tries to assimilate back to civilization.

Lancaster, Ashley Craig. "From Frankenstein's Monster to Lester Ballard: The Evolving Gothic Monster." Midwest Quarterly 49.2 (2008): 132-148. Web. Ashley Craig Lancaster, a writer for the Journal of Dracula Studies, Midwest Quarterly, and Southern Literary Journal, explores the idea of nature vs nurture in Cormac McCarthy’s novel “Child of God”. She explores how social isolation affects one’s outlook in society and how this outlook affects a person’s interactions with other. She explores the idea of social deviance and how society perceive people who are “different”. Furthermore, the essay implements Cormac McCarthy’s novel “Child of God” and Shelly’s “Frankenstein” to explore the idea of the “other” in society. This essay works well as a supplement for Cormac McCarthy’s novel “Child of God” and Shelley’s

Smith, a former secretary of the Royal Anthropological Institute in London, discusses the development of “feral children”, expanding upon Wayne Dennis’ studies on the subject. She carries Dennis’ analysis of feral children—“it is critical for children to have social contact during the critical period—a step further and applies the “principles of reinforcement”. The principles of reinforcement takes into consideration the influences and the way one was brought up to get a clearer picture to one’s motivations and actions. Smith presents two ways in which the principles of reinforcement operates. One is “through influences which succeed each other in time during the development of the child but proceed from the same general source” (121). The other is “through influences which may occur more or less simultaneously but which, in any case, derive from different aspects of the total socializing environment” (121). This essay works well with Wayne Dennis’ article on the development of feral