The Demon's Lexicon Man and the Natural World Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

"Do you know what you remind me of? There are children in this world brought up by animals. There were once two girls brought up by wolves, who thought they were wolves. […] The wild girls could howl, but that didn't make them wolves. And you can speak, but that doesn't make you human." (15.25)

This is just downright cruel. And—okay we'll admit it—pretty interesting, too. If people are brought up by wolves, they're still people, right? And chimpanzees that are raised like humans are still chimpanzees, aren't they? But if that's the case, why is that the case? And where does it leave Nick?