Milly’s experience at the beach is that of “building friendships” (Smith and Thomason, 150). Through this experience, Milly displays signs of childhood because children, when befriending other children, do not look at the differences and similarities, but rely on their emotions. Milly, still has a childlike trait that enables her to befriend people who do not meet the social standards and conventions. However, the fact that the word “stranded” is used, and the fact that the concept of isolation a result of being different comes up in this couplet, shows that Milly is already exposed to the power of social conventions and that means that her childhood is at its
