This is a magical reality story. The reader feels as if the story takes
place in the real world. There can’t be girls raised by wolves. There can’t be
any Home to turn the wolf-raised girls to civilized ladies. But Russell is
skillful to make the reader believe the existence of such a world. Gradually
the girls are accustomed to leading ladies lives. They begin to talk and dance
like human beings.
Skillful and well-described points are:
1. The description of the five stages. This sounds like the
wolf-girls are scientifically supported.
2. The wild manners the girls show at the first stage, such as
spraying yellow water all over the room, sound real.
3. At the end of the story the protagonist tells her first human
lie, “I’m home” is skillful.
4. Mirabella’s role in the story is significant. It contrasts good
students and bad students.