Kathe answers “This book is disgusting to me. I do not...”

Patricia Barry asked this question about Educated:

This book is disgusting to me. I do not understand why an educated and worldly individual would have difficulty understanding the horrible and violent upbringing that she experienced. It is unbelievable to me that she could not understand the violent situation, yet uneducated upbringing she endured. I have completely misunderstood her manner of education in a life in our country, in this country, how is this possible?

Kathe 1. An "educated and worldly individual would have difficulty understanding the horrible and violent upbringing that she experienced" because she was a…more1. An "educated and worldly individual would have difficulty understanding the horrible and violent upbringing that she experienced" because she was a child; completely dependent on her family, as all children are. A child learns what he/she is taught. It takes an exceptional individual to "go outside that box" and become that "educated, and worldly' individual who develops an understanding of the horrible and violent upbringing she has actually experienced.
2. Children are NOT brought into this world with "developed adult brains' to distinguish a "violent situation", nor an "uneducated upbringing", from anything else, nor do they even have anything else to compare it to. Children do NOT have options, and absolutely "endure" what they must to survive.
3. I would love to understand what you mean when you state that You; "misunderstood her manner of education in a life in our country, in this country"? Because people live many different lives in this country. This is a huge country made up of many different cultures, many different religions, many different communities, and many different values, traditions, beliefs, etc. It is absolutely IMPOSSIBLE for every child in our country to have the SAME upbringing.(less)

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