... to induce me to commence this laborious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks in a little boat with his holiday mates, on an expedition of discovery up his native river." (Shelley 913). On the contrary, his spontaneity could be seen as a destructive force. When he leaves on his voyage where he "may there discover the wondrous power which attracts ... the drive to pick up a book and begin his studies, to educate himself. "These volumes were my study day and night" (Shelley 913). Robert's father did not approve of his son's dreams of becoming a sea-faring man and wished upon h...

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