Children's growth and development are greatly influenced by their parents, and this has an impact on their mental processes as well as how they interact with their environment. However, institutions have an impact on adults, and these institutions affect how they interact with the world. These institutions also directly impact how parents interact and raise their children, and it can have an impact on a child's development and cause trauma and grief that lasts a lifetime. More specifically, a child's freedom and trust can be affected by parents who conform to cultural and traditional expectations. This is because conforming to harmful expectations or societal norms can affect children negatively due to these expectations being inherently harmful. …show more content…
Reece alludes to the time period he is referencing by citing President Truman's statement on the atomic bomb, it states that, “On the battle cruiser Augusta, President Truman said, “This is the greatest thing in history.” (Reece, lines 21-22). Truman's optimistic and triumphant description of the atomic bomb as the "greatest thing in history" contrasts with the image of him riding aboard the battle cruiser Augusta in this statement. By proclaiming historical greatness from a warship, a vessel associated with violence and death, the statement shows a contradiction in celebrating the invention of the atomic bomb when, in reality, it is contributing to mass destruction and death. Additionally, it presents Truman in a negative and dangerous light because he is making his declaration about a devastating weapon of war while aboard a battleship, a ship that brought about more violence. Moreover, Reece uses President Truman as a stand-in for the people of this era in an indirect allusion. As the head of state, the President represents the ideals and beliefs of the