"St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" by Karen Russell

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.