The short story, “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls raised by Wolves,” written by Karen Russell is about girls, who were raised by werewolves, being given lessons on how to act more civilized. For instance, the nuns at St. Lucy’s are teaching the girls how to speak, read, and understand english. Prior to their arrival at the home, they would speak in growls due to the fact their parents were werewolves. The nuns teach them english by giving them names and later they start assigning them books based on their reading level. Furthermore, the girls are, in a way, taught to be less compassionate. While the girls were living with their parents, they were taught to lick each other's wounds, but are taught it is wrong in St. Lucy’s. Therefore, when Mirabella