In “Genie: A scientific tragedy”, the point of this book is that different perspective with Genie’s development. Many scientists and linguists was engaged her special life to experimental how child developed in certain circumstance.
Genie is a feral child who was living in severe and was abused by her father and socially isolated. Because her father believed she was serious mentally retarded, he thought she needed protection from the world. Genie was confined to a small bedroom, harnessed to the small chair, unmovable and never interacted with others until age 13. Many scientists were interested in Genie’s case because it was a great opportunity to study many different aspects of child’s development. Because Genie had not yet learned any language,
Genie is a feral child who was living in severe and was abused by her father and socially isolated. Because her father believed she was serious mentally retarded, he thought she needed protection from the world. Genie was confined to a small bedroom, harnessed to the small chair, unmovable and never interacted with others until age 13. Many scientists were interested in Genie’s case because it was a great opportunity to study many different aspects of child’s development. Because Genie had not yet learned any language,