Original artwork, not a still
The Way of All Flesh · 1903
To me it seems that youth is like spring, an overpraised season-delightful if it happen to be a favoured one, but in practice very rarely favoured and more remarkable, as a general rule, for biting east winds than genial breezes.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The passage challenges praise of youth by comparing spring’s promise with the harsh weather often experienced. It distinguishes an ideal season from an unfavourable reality rather than declaring every youth unhappy.
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