Whether we want to admit it or not, change is a difficult, even uncomfortable, experience that we all have to endure at some point given of our lives. lives. A concept that everyone needs to understand is that change does not happen immediately, but it happens over time. It takes time for change to occur, whether it be days, weeks, months, or even years. The main character, who is also the narrator of "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves", realizing that "things seemed less foreign in the dark" (Russell 225), knows that she will be subject to change very soon. The author clearly shows readers that the narrator is in a completely new environment at the beginning of the story. This strange news about girls raised by wolves and trained by nuns to have a more human character is a symbol of immigration, as the girls are forced to make major changes in their lives in order to fit into their new environment and adapt to a new culture. The language barrier poses a major disadvantage for those who are foreign to a particular place or culture. Language differences can make it even more difficult for individuals to adapt to new cultures and environments. The girls raised by wolves in this story encounter this obstacle as soon as they move from an environment of wild animals to an environment of civilized human beings. In “St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves", the girls are forced to learn human language since they only know how to speak "wolf". The narrator, whose English name is Claudette, describes how "we [the girls] were all uncomfortable and between languages” (Russell 229), “it took me a long time to say anything at first, I had to translate it in my head; from middle of paper ......nment In stage 2, girls realize that they have to try hard to adapt to the new environment and culture, which causes some to become uncomfortable. feel lonely, uncomfortable and even depressed Stage 3 is where girls start to wonder why people in this new culture live like this and may believe that their own culture is much better than the new girls. finally feel more comfortable in their new environment at stage 4 because they understand it better Finally, the girls find it easy to be part of both cultures at stage 5. All of these stages in the story represent some of the different ones. phases of an immigrant's life. By writing "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves," author Karen Russell puts readers into the perspective of immigrants, helping them better understand how difficult life can be when moving to a new place..