Children aren't just valuable because they will turn into grown-ups but because they are thinking, feeling, individual people themselves. Yes, that's excellent! And that, I think, is what the show does over and over again. It takes children seriously. They are people and they are important. Amelia is - arguably - the most important person in Eleven's life.
And also, as you say, you can't separate the child from the adult. If you want to understand an adult, you must understand the child he or she was. (And if you're having trouble sympathizing with an adult, learning about their childhood helps.) *nods a lot* Working in a further education college (mostly 16 - 18 year olds) you can already see it. They are in that inbetween stage.
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Yes, that's excellent! And that, I think, is what the show does over and over again. It takes children seriously. They are people and they are important. Amelia is - arguably - the most important person in Eleven's life.
And also, as you say, you can't separate the child from the adult. If you want to understand an adult, you must understand the child he or she was. (And if you're having trouble sympathizing with an adult, learning about their childhood helps.)
*nods a lot* Working in a further education college (mostly 16 - 18 year olds) you can already see it. They are in that inbetween stage.