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Fariba_sabok Posted 13 years ago
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paraphrase of sentence
Hi. My question is about literature, but I couldn't find the right forum. I appreciate if someone can answer.
"To the surrealists, the child, who is not burdened by the need to suppress the intensity of desire and sensation in order to achieve practical goals, inhabits a world of immediacy, imaginative freedom, and unrestricted possibility."
I want the paraphrase of this sentence. thanks guys.
"To the surrealists, the child, who is not burdened by the need to suppress the intensity of desire and sensation in order to achieve practical goals, inhabits a world of immediacy, imaginative freedom, and unrestricted possibility."
I want the paraphrase of this sentence. thanks guys.
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Adults, in order to function in society, have to constantly suppress their desires and emotions (the result: they are a pretty dull bunch). A child, however, is not yet a functioning member of society, and therefore has no need to suppress his desires and emotions, and therefore lives in a world of immediate gratification of his desires, a world of imagination and freedom to express his imagination, a world where nothing is impossible. )
- Adults, in order to function in society, have to constantly suppress their desires and emotions (the result: they are a pretty dull bunch).
- A child, however, is not yet a functioning member of society, and therefore has no need to suppress his desires and emotions, and therefore lives in a world of immediate gratification of his desires, a world of imagination and freedom to express his imagination, a world where nothing is impossible.
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Adults, in order to function in society, have to constantly suppress their desires and emotions (the result: they are a pretty dull bunch). A child, however, is not yet a functioning member of society, and therefore has no need to suppress his desires and emotions, and therefore lives in a world of immediate gratification of his desires, a world of imagination and freedom to express his imaginat
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Hi dear friendthanks for your nice explanation. I'm almost satisfied. thank you 
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