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Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the age of seven or eight onwards.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Adults often fail to recognize or understand the true feelings of children as they grow up.
In this quote, George Orwell highlights the instinctive behavior of children to hide their true feelings from adults as they mature. This behavior often begins around the age of seven or eight, as children start to realize the complexities of adult emotions and the potential for misunderstanding or dismissal from adults, leading them to become more guarded in expressing their innermost thoughts and feelings.
Themes
FeelingsChildrenAdultsEmotionGrowth
In practice
Example use cases
In a psychology class discussing child development.
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