The son will run away from the family not at eighteen but at twelve, emancipated by his gluttonous precocity; he will fly not to seek heroic adventures, not to deliver a beautiful prisoner from a tower, not to immortalize a garret with sublime thoughts, but to found a business, to enrich himself and to compete with his infamous papa.

Summary

This quote suggests that the future generation, represented by the son, will not rebel and leave the family at a conventional age; instead, they will depart at a young age, driven by their own greed and maturity beyond their years. Their motivation will not be noble pursuits depicted in literature, but rather the pursuit of money and success. The son is portrayed as wanting to establish a business, accumulate wealth, and even challenge the disreputable ways of their own father.

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