Suffering and Childhood

Suffering is an essential element of childhood experiences; without it a child could not learn and grow’’ Does literature you study support this statement?
‘‘Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it’’. This literal and realistic statement said by one who has known suffering and has dealt with it. Helen Keller experienced a traumatic time as a child; being deaf and blind, she knew suffering but also knew that it is possible for it to be conquered and forgot. She suffered in this way as a child and her adult life was a good one because of this suffering. The most important element in any child’’s life is to learn and grow. Does experiencing anguish and misery enable a child to flourish, consequently becoming a nurtured adult?
Angela’’s Ashes, a memoir of a childhood set in Limerick, Ireland, demonstrates Frank McCourt’’s suffering and distress throughout his young life. The novel tells of how the McCourt family lives and...