Close Reading: St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves Excerpt: “… Not great not terrible, solidly middle of the pack… I probably could have vied with Jeanette for the number-one spot… This wasn’t like the woods, where you had to be your fastest…self. Different sorts of calculations were required to survive...” (Russell 233). Through the first person narration in this story, readers can uncover the thoughts and feelings of the main character, and even some universal truths this text has to offer. The main character in this story, doubling as the narrator is named Claudette. This name is given to her by the sisters at St. Lucy’s in their attempts to civilize a “pack” of girls who have been brought up as if they are the offspring of wolves. The majority of the girls are compliant with learning the new ways, however some learned slower and some progressed much faster. Jeanette is the eldest of this group of girls and she has earned the rank of a teacher’s pet, as some may say. Her quick-to-comply nature makes the sisters in the home rather fond of Jeanette; her sisters from her old life as a wolf begin to resent her. Claudette reveals a profound level of intelligence by stating, “I …show more content…
She recognizes the threat of not progressing and being dismissed from the home. She finds a larger hazard when she sees how Jeanette’s progression has caused the girls to ostracize her. Claudette’s choice