Meaning of "passed beyond"

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I don't understand the meaning of "passed beyond" in the following sentence:

"A child's first impressions stick with him throughout his life, but in Schliemann, these impressions soon passed beyond the impressions left by his father's stories of classic deeds. "

A child's first impressions stick with him throughout his life, - OK. I understand.

these impressions soon passed beyond the impressions left by his father's stories of classic deeds. - What does it mean by "passed beyond"?

Could you please paraphrase this sentence?

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Snappypassed beyond

went farther than

Snappythese impressions soon passed beyond the impressions left by his father's stories of classic deeds

~ these impressions soon went farther than the impressions left by his father's stories of classic deeds

I suppose the "stories of classic deeds" were stories of courage and bravery in historic times. It's hard to say exactly what those would have been.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

You are seeing a translation from the German. I'd say that this bit is a tad shaky. I can't make sense of it, either. I looked at the book in Google Books, and it didn't help. I don't see how his first impressions, which were the impressions left by his father's stories, can pass beyond anything, much less the very same impressions. And he says "soon" and then goes on to say that he slaved in a shop for five and a half years. I'd try to forget it and read on.

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