Some Thoughts Concerning Education · Character
Your Son
The reader's own boy, invoked directly as Locke argues against Latin themes and verses — a stand-in for every gentleman's heir sent off to grammar school.
supporting
Also known as your son, himself
First appearance: Some Thoughts Concerning Education
As a supporting figure in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, Your Son is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The gentleman's son who benefited from the educational method described, showing a love for learning and desire for more instruction.
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Locke addresses the father through this son, urging him to insist that the boy not be set to making declamations or verses, since the design is merely to understand a Latin author, not to breed an orator or poet. The…
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- Family
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Educational Subjects and Examples
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
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family · positive
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family · ambivalent
- The Great Masters
professional · ambivalent
- The Great Masters
professional · ambivalent
- A Child
family · ambivalent
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