The Exploration of Wild and Feral Children
No! Wild Children are not like the kid from The Jungle Book. Wild children are children who have been separated from their families for a long period of time and raised in the wild by animals. These children adapt similar traits from the animals they were raised by and develop severe mental and physical damage. Feral children are children who have been held in captivity from the outside world by their parents or other captors in places such as a basement or a small room for a long period of time. In order to compare wild children and children raised in normal homes, one should explore descriptions and treatment of wild children, as well as examine documented case studies.
First, we must establish was defines a wild and feral child, including the descriptions and characteristics that distinguish them from regular children. Benzaquen’s book Encounters with Wild Children, explains how wild children lived in isolation and what happens when they are raised by animals.
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By comparison, feral children are those who have been confined and abused by parents or guardians. Many people associate the term feral child with a youngster who has somehow ended up on one’s own in the wild and is raised by or alongside animals. In some instances, children become feral because of gross negligence and abuse. (Lasky 1)
Lasky defines wild and feral children as children who have grown up in isolation. Whether it may be in the wild or confined by parents or guardians, both types of isolated children are dramatically different from children raised in supportive environments. Normal children are properly developed by being exposed to real life situations and not being isolated for long periods of their
No! Wild Children are not like the kid from The Jungle Book. Wild children are children who have been separated from their families for a long period of time and raised in the wild by animals. These children adapt similar traits from the animals they were raised by and develop severe mental and physical damage. Feral children are children who have been held in captivity from the outside world by their parents or other captors in places such as a basement or a small room for a long period of time. In order to compare wild children and children raised in normal homes, one should explore descriptions and treatment of wild children, as well as examine documented case studies.
First, we must establish was defines a wild and feral child, including the descriptions and characteristics that distinguish them from regular children. Benzaquen’s book Encounters with Wild Children, explains how wild children lived in isolation and what happens when they are raised by animals.
The wild child is always a strange child, perceived as strange, but not any and …show more content…
By comparison, feral children are those who have been confined and abused by parents or guardians. Many people associate the term feral child with a youngster who has somehow ended up on one’s own in the wild and is raised by or alongside animals. In some instances, children become feral because of gross negligence and abuse. (Lasky 1)
Lasky defines wild and feral children as children who have grown up in isolation. Whether it may be in the wild or confined by parents or guardians, both types of isolated children are dramatically different from children raised in supportive environments. Normal children are properly developed by being exposed to real life situations and not being isolated for long periods of their