Since children do not yet the posses reason, he believes music is necessary for condition as rhythm and harmony penetrate the soul deeply, it tunes the mind. ... "The young can't distinguish what is allegorical from what isn't, and the opinions they absorb at that age are hard to erase and apt to become unalterable". 2 Plato explains that their understanding of events become unchangeable as they are shaped from a young age, as he states that "we'll persuade nurses and mothers to tell their children the [stories] we have selected, since they will shape their childr...

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However, in other ways, Antonio is unlike children his age. He is much more serious than other children, particularly compared to his rowdy group of friends. ... Her guidance allows Antonio to find harmony between his conflicting heritages. ... Her approach gives Antonio the freedom to apply his understanding to his own decisions. ... Antonio struggles with his feelings of hurt and even resentment at his mother for sending him to school, another indication that Antonio is growing away from his childhood dependence on his mother. ...

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