Ironically, she stood out because she notes “I was one of the good girls. Not great and not terrible, solidly middle-of-the-pack” (242). Claudette had the capacity to be as good as Jeanette, but did not want to be an outcast. This is further reinforced when she says “different calculations were required to survive at the home” (242). Unlike the other wolves, who were just slow learners, Claudette figured that she should not be perfect like Jeanette and just seem like the other wolf girls. Jeanette was not smart like Claudette was, but rather brainwashed into a perfect little wolf girl, supported when Claudette states “our nostrils flared beneath the new odors; Jeanette smiled and pretended she couldn’t smell a thing” (242). This also shows that while Jeanette lived up to all of the nun’s standards, Claudette was slower and more cautious when accepting her new reality, an important human trait. When she has the thought “what ever will become of me?” (242), Claudette is in a moment of self-reflection, further showing signs of her development. Implications suggest that Jeanette did not
Ironically, she stood out because she notes “I was one of the good girls. Not great and not terrible, solidly middle-of-the-pack” (242). Claudette had the capacity to be as good as Jeanette, but did not want to be an outcast. This is further reinforced when she says “different calculations were required to survive at the home” (242). Unlike the other wolves, who were just slow learners, Claudette figured that she should not be perfect like Jeanette and just seem like the other wolf girls. Jeanette was not smart like Claudette was, but rather brainwashed into a perfect little wolf girl, supported when Claudette states “our nostrils flared beneath the new odors; Jeanette smiled and pretended she couldn’t smell a thing” (242). This also shows that while Jeanette lived up to all of the nun’s standards, Claudette was slower and more cautious when accepting her new reality, an important human trait. When she has the thought “what ever will become of me?” (242), Claudette is in a moment of self-reflection, further showing signs of her development. Implications suggest that Jeanette did not