What is the theme in "water never hurt a man"

"Water Never Hurt A Man" is a story by Walter Edmond, a classic historical fiction. He talks about the initiation of growing up, the transition from a state of decency to an adult man. The process that carries a certain dose of pain and suffering, but as a necessary means of growing up. The purpose of these sufferings is to overcome fears, what has once hurt, becomes a force. During a painful upbringing, water does not hurt a man, water leads to the necessary cracking during growing up, takes the adolescent out of hiding and faces him with maturity.

the bazaar because it represents the inaccessible land of freedom to the narrator. mangan’s sister because she represents domesticity and routine to the narrator. the marketplace because it represents the suburban lifestyle to the narrator. the church because it represents spiritual healing and renewal to the narrator.

emerson essentially believes that traveling is overrated. he supports this perspective through an initial focus on "the idea" of places like italy, england, and egypt, and the fascination of "educated americans" with them. he argues that those places only took on the grand, majestic ideas that they represent because "they who made england, italy, or greece venerable in the imagination did so by sticking fast where they were, like an axis of the earth." yes, those places are grand, but only because they so clearly represent the places that they are. the art and culture of italy, england, and egypt is authentic, and therefore significant.

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