Diverse Society
Every culture contains different key aspects which makes it absolutely difficult to compare one to another. With diversity there is an infinite amount of possibilities in the world. In “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves,” Karen Russell explains what would happen if a single culture believed their ways were superior to all other cultures. She uses the vastly different cultures of humans and wolves to describe the controversial predicament. Claudette, the main character and narrator in the book, explains her pack’s transition into human culture. In “St Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves,” Karen Russell writes to show that no one culture is more superior than another. She uses symbolism, tone, and foreshadowing to argue that essentially diversity is needed for society. …show more content…
Lucy's” both show diversity in the story that is taken away in the end. At the beginning of the story, the wolves arrive at the church and explore their new surroundings. The story says, "We nosed each other midair, our bodies buckling in kinetic laughter" (237). One can infer that the wolves symbolize the free kinder spirit that they have in the beginning because of their carefree attitude and actions. Although as the story progresses, the wolves change and lose their cheerful spirit when the nuns try to transition them into human culture. For example, in the story, Claudette talks about how Mirabella is having trouble standing on two feet, "which the nuns had taught us to see looked unnatural and ridiculous" (241). The nuns symbolize order and control, because they force the girls to believe standing on two feet is the proper way to stand. The two symbols themselves show two distinct cultures but to a reader there is no indication that one culture is
Every culture contains different key aspects which makes it absolutely difficult to compare one to another. With diversity there is an infinite amount of possibilities in the world. In “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves,” Karen Russell explains what would happen if a single culture believed their ways were superior to all other cultures. She uses the vastly different cultures of humans and wolves to describe the controversial predicament. Claudette, the main character and narrator in the book, explains her pack’s transition into human culture. In “St Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves,” Karen Russell writes to show that no one culture is more superior than another. She uses symbolism, tone, and foreshadowing to argue that essentially diversity is needed for society. …show more content…
Lucy's” both show diversity in the story that is taken away in the end. At the beginning of the story, the wolves arrive at the church and explore their new surroundings. The story says, "We nosed each other midair, our bodies buckling in kinetic laughter" (237). One can infer that the wolves symbolize the free kinder spirit that they have in the beginning because of their carefree attitude and actions. Although as the story progresses, the wolves change and lose their cheerful spirit when the nuns try to transition them into human culture. For example, in the story, Claudette talks about how Mirabella is having trouble standing on two feet, "which the nuns had taught us to see looked unnatural and ridiculous" (241). The nuns symbolize order and control, because they force the girls to believe standing on two feet is the proper way to stand. The two symbols themselves show two distinct cultures but to a reader there is no indication that one culture is