disturbing notion that the exertion of power by men must be collective as noted by – and used even to the extreme point “We” – of eliminating a weaker entity or party. Out of a child’s mouth the notion of killing is absurd, even comedic; however, as the speaker observes this martial terminology from her own child, she realizes that the process of recognizing and grasping at authority by overpowering someone or something small, weak, helpless, innocent and is an archetypal of “easy,” “rite passage.”
disturbing notion that the exertion of power by men must be collective – as noted by “We” – and used even to the extreme point of eliminating a weaker entity or party. Out of a child’s mouth the notion of killing is absurd, even comedic; however, as the speaker observes this martial terminology from her own child, she realizes that the process of recognizing and grasping at authority by overpowering someone or something small, weak, helpless, innocent and “easy,” is an archetypal “rite of passage.”
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