Raised by Natives: Difference between revisions

[[Raised By Wolves]] often functions as a subtrope. Compare with [[Oblivious Adoption]], [[Jungle Princess]] and [[Upbringing Makes the Hero]]. Contrast [[Raised By Orcs]] and [[Muggle Foster Parents]].

== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] ==

== [[Literature]] ==

* In Conrad Richter's Light in the Forest, a young white boy is captured by Native Americans in a raid. They raise him as their own, renaming him True Son. Eleven years later, he thinks of himself as completely Indian and does not remember his life with his real family. He is forced to leave his Indian family and return to his white family after a treaty is signed and all white "prisoners" were given up. When he returns to his white family he is unable to reconnect with them and runs away. However, when he returns his Indian father tells him he must return and accept his heritage.

* ''[[Stranger in A Strange Land]]'' by [[Robert A. Heinlein]] has Michael, a human raised by Martians after the first crewed exploration mission all died, and returned to Earth by the second. The Martians teach him their language-philosophy, how to use his puny human brain to use amazing powers, and to {{spoiler|spy on humanity to [[Humanity On Trial|determine whether they should or shouldn't blow us up]], like they did to the intelligent race on the "fifth" planet between Mars and Jupiter. You know, the ''asteroid belt?''}} He starts out as an [[Idiot Savant]], and ends as {{spoiler|[[The Messiah]].}}

* Not exactly orphaned (his mother was marooned with him), but The Savage from ''[[Brave New World (Literature)|Brave New World]]''. Curiously, he isn't really a "[[Noble Savage]]" even though you would think the Indians would be portrayed a little nicer considering they're the only cultures left that aren't a dystopian baby factory. Still just the usual "hey, we smoke Peyote" and "random death-inducing ritual for no reason" stuff that was common in period Western works.

** Actually, an alternate reading is that their culture has decayed, with nobody remembering why they perform certain rituals anymore (or why they might not) -- and they ''are'' nicer by comparison to the rest. Remember, it ''is'' a [[Crapsack World]].

* [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s ''Kim''. The title character is raised by a Hindu (Hindoo) attorney from Bengal, a Muslim warrior (specifically a Pashtun/Pathan tribesman from the foothills of Afghanistan), a Buddhist monk from Tibet, and a British colonel. The product: Kimball O'Hara: Friend of the Stars/Friend of All the World, the perfect warrior for the Great Game.

* From ''[[Discworld]]'' Captain Carrot (City Watch books) was raised by dwarves. Despite bordering on 7 foot and being the only dwarf who keeps bumping his head on the ceiling in mineshafts. (His dwarven name is literally translated as 'Head Banger'.)

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