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The (Latest) Modern Prometheus: Intergenerational Breakdown in The Lighthouse

March 2nd, 2020 | 14 min read

By Rhys Laverty

“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers”

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Rhys Laverty

Rhys Laverty (BA, GDip) works part-time for The Davenant Institute, alongside studying Davenant's MLitt degree. He writes a weekly blog for Ad Fontes (https://adfontesjournal.com/pulpit-and-pew/) and co-hosts the Ad Fontes Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ad-fontes-podcast/id1557560666). He also podcasts about film and TV on For Now We See (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-now-we-see/id1489048495). He lives in Chessington, UK, with his wife and two children.

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