Why Do Children Become False Assumptions?

Learning the Hard Way
False assumptions are made by children while transitioning to adulthood. From these false accusations, we learn what is actually going around and fix our mistakes. Likewise, in the various short stories: “Sea Urchin,” by Chang-rae Lee, “The Nothingness Forest,” by Margareta Ekström, and “Games at Twilight,” by Anita Desai, express the obstacles and morals from childhood. Throughout these stories, the authors try to explicitly explain childhood experience by going through a young or older child’s thoughts. Many of the children are trying something new because they believe they will get something good out of it. Throughout the short stories the authors illustrate that children make false assumptions in order to understand
In the “Sea Urchin,” a teen wants to try a live sea urchin, believing it will taste good. When the narrator says, “I point to a bin and say that’s what I want," he shows that he is curious and wants to experience something new. After he gets sick from eating the sea urchin, he decides to go back and says: "But a week later I’m better, and I go back by myself. My mouth slick with anticipation and revulsion, not yet knowing why” (Lee 215-216). ” The reason he eats it again is to learn “why” he wants it. The teen wants to learn about the outside world and grows up. Just like the teen tries to learn about the outside world, a young toddler in “The Nothingness Forest,” expects to find greatness in a forest when she finally realizes that there is nothing and learns about people in the world. The baby girl desires to explore the world and thinks, “…one thing that is important and fun: walking” (Ekstrom 105). The toddler expects to have “fun” and believes waling is “important.” The author shows her thoughts in the present moment and she is unaware of her false assumption. After she punches her dog and continues walking, she thinks, “far away, no mommy, no daddy, no lady, no dog. Hungry and lonely” (Ekstrom 105-106). She realizes what actually happened and has “no mommy, no daddy,” and is
He assumes he can become popular by winning the game and centralizes his passion to being victorious as he quickly realizes he is forgotten. As a young child he believes winning is everything and assumes he can gain popularity from it, “-and to be the winner in a circle of older, bigger, luckier children-that would be thrilling beyond imagination” (Desai 124). Presently Ravi assumes that if he wins, he would be “in a circle of older, bigger, luckier children” which leads him to hide for the rest of the day. As he runs toward the ‘den’ he yells, “‘I won, I won, I won,’… the big tears flew… ‘Raghu didn’t find me. I won, I won-’” (Desai 125). While yelling, the other kids are confused and “the big tears flew” from his face as he starts to understand that he is forgotten. “He lay down full length on the damp grass, crushing his face into it, no longer crying, silenced by a terrible sense of his insignificance” (Desai 126). Ravi learns harshly that he can become insignificant to the world and others. He stops “crying,” and instead is “silenced,” as he matures. He assumes he would gain popularity and be recognized for winning, but instead is completely forgotten. This symbolizes that he can be forgotten and not always remembered from his