life Victor bit his bedsheets and began to throw hot coals  around the house before falling to the ground and  writhing/screaming/kicking; and Itard (Truffaut) did not merely put  him into the closet for a few moments. Itard admits [in translation]  that he actually "violently threw open the window of his room, which  was on the fifth floor overlooking some boulders directly below ...  and grabbing him forcibly by the hips, I held him out of the window,  his head facing directly down toward the bottom of the chasm. After  some seconds, I drew him in again. He was pale, covered with a cold  sweat ... I made him gather up all the [alphabet] cards and replace  them all. This was done very slowly ... but at least without  impatience." Viewers may thank Truffaut for choosing the lesser of  two evil punishments! (7) Finally, Dr. Itard took care of Victor for  5 years; in 1806, Victor moved into Madame Guerins house and stayed  there for the rest of his life, with the French Government paying  for his care. It is believed that he died there, without ever  marrying.