It is 1798 when a feral youngster is discovered outside the town of Aveyron, in the south-western French region. He is sent to an asylum after being determined to be mentally ill. Jean Itard, a young doctor who specializes in ear, nose, and throat physiology and the education of deaf-mutes, becomes convinced that the youngster has normal mental potential but that his growth was impeded by lack of contact with society. He takes the boy home with him, names him Victor, and begins an onerous educational endeavor that will last several years.
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It is 1798 when a feral youngster is discovered outside the town of Aveyron, in the south-western French region. He is sent to an asylum after being determined to be mentally ill. Jean Itard, a young doctor who specializes in ear, nose, and throat physiology and the education of deaf-mutes, becomes convinced that the youngster has normal mental potential but that his growth was impeded by lack of contact with society. He takes the boy home with him, names him Victor, and begins an onerous educational endeavor that will last several years.
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