H- Extreme Isolation (pg 151-158)

I remember that in class we talked about what made us human. The professor talked about having the biological aspects of being human but what about acting human. 

This is very true, take the movie Tarzan for example (even though it's fiction) he grew up interacting with the gorillas. When he first saw Jane he was confused, did not know what to think or how to interact with her. Tarzan was adopted into his society even though he still didn't belong through the biological aspect. He belonged because he took up their (gorilla) customs. Tarzan later learned how to be human. Learning how to walk properly and dress etc. Very much like Anna and Isabelle he was isolated from human interaction and socialization. 

We are said to be social creatures therefore, socialization is vital for our development and success. I really felt for Anna. She was so young, it was unfortunate that she died so young, I wonder what the reason for her death was. The theory was that she hadn't developed quite as fast in comparison to Isabelle but it was later revealed that her mother had some type of learning disability which could have been congenital.

There was something that stated that she was still within the age of "plasticity", which I imagine made it easier for her to learn all though not as they wished. In Isabelle's case she excelled and was able to grasp onto language forming sentences and asking complex question. I believe she was able to do this within a 9 month period of first learning to speak.  

Overall my take away is that human socialization is key to development. This is reinforced in my Human Development class because in the early stages of acquiring language. The specific period that is important begins since birth. I realize how at the beginning of the semester we did the Ven-Diagrams showing how Sociology, Psychology, economics and history play major roles in society.