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John Updike

The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education.

John Updike

Education

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John Updike is using sarcasm to criticize how the Founding Fathers viewed children as burdens and responded by creating schools that feel like prisons. He suggests that the education system is harsh and punishing, rather than nurturing or supportive.

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