St. Lucy's Home For Girls Raised By Wolves Analysis

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Through the beginning passage St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by the author Karen Russell the author characterize the pack by showing the pack’s thoughts, effect one others, actions, and looks. For example one thought of the pack that makes them have an uncouth characterization is in page 227 where it states, “There was a stone fountain full of delectable birds.” This shows how the pack was characterized as uncouth because in the detail it shows how they thought that the birds near the fountain looked delicious but, if they were to eat the birds at that moment they would be lacking in manners/grace because of how gruesome it would have been. Similarly to the first thought another thought of the pack that makes them have an uncouth …show more content…
“Que barbaridad!”” This shows how the pack is uncouth because what the nun said roughly translated how they acted like barbarians which is like uncouth cause both words are used when the person lack manners. The author also characterized the pack through their actions. For example one action of the pack that makes them uncouth is in page 225 where it states, “We tore through the austere rooms, overturning dresser drawers, pawing through the neat plies of the Stage 3 girls’ starched underwear, smashing lightbulbs with our bare fists.” This shows how the pack was characterized as uncouth because of how they made a mess of the room and even broke the lightbulbs. Similarly to the first action, another action of the pack that makes them have an uncouth characterization is also in page 225 where it states, “The dim bedroom was windowless and odorless. We remedied this by spraying exuberant yellow streams all over the bunks. We jumped from bunk to bunk, spraying.” This ties back to the first action because of how they made a mess of the room but this time they urinated all over the room which makes it smell terrible and
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