Chapter 5, The World Will Never Understand Summary and Analysis

The author visited with the Riglers and found David Rigler defensive and reluctant to allow the author access to his papers in regards to Genie. Rigler also confesses a sadness at not being allowed to see or hear about Genie. The author also visited Jay Shurley who offers a regret in the way the case was handled and his involvement in it. Shurley also tells the author he might one day write a list of strategies in how to deal with a case like Genie's in the future. Despite Shurley's pessimism on Genie's case, the case has helped a few. A young girl with a mental condition that caused her to be unable to understand the context of her speech was helped by a doctoral student who had helped Curtiss on...