The Development of Kaspar Hauser: Edition and Use of Language
Introduction
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Mankind has always been infatuated by people who are orphans, refugee
children whose parents have died. There is an interest in people who
don’t have parents, how do they become a member of society? What
language would they speak? Kaspar Hauser was an enigma. Where did he
come from? Why was he killed? He received attention from Napoleon,
emperors speculated about him and countless books have been written
about him. This thesis will be looking at his development, social
developments, and mental developments. It will touch on his identity.
The main focal point will be how he acquires language, and how it
develops and progresses through interaction. It will also focus on his
normalization.
His story, his mysterious showing
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On March 6th, in Nuremberg, a young man in peasant dress, with the
demeanour of an intoxicated person handed a letter to one of the
citizens of the town. It was add...