As the narrator observes a group of children as they interact with one another, it is as though he is vicariously reliving his own life through them. He is riveted by the fascination of the …show more content…
The fact that the narrator is someone who talks from a point of experience, having made mistakes, is very profound in itself. Because, now he has recovered from his own experiences he can now recognize certain nuances in situations in a way that others who haven’t experienced hurt won’t pick up on. Ultimately, the biggest profundity in this story is that one may try to prepare and shelter another from all the heartache and disappointment that the world is ready to throw, but the only way someone can learn and grow is to experience for themselves and learn from their own