This narrative takes the form of a verbose, supercilious letter running to 28,000 words, supposedly written by a seven-year-old boy at camp, to his parents at home. The epistle, if it is to be taken at face value, shows the dangerous communication gap that develops between a precocious child and the average-minded parents, who may lack understanding of their child's statements, needs, and psychological danger signs.
The letter also points up the likely difficulty such a wunderkind has in trying to adjust to a world not inclined to receive its enlightenment and guidance from the mouths of babes. This specimen of premature intellectual advancement refers to his.....
This is a free excerpt of 107 words. This section contains 210 words. This
Short Guide contains 3,029 words (approx. 10 pages at 300
words per page).
Read the rest of this Short Guide with our Hapworth 16, 1924 Access Pass.
