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William Wordsworth, in The Prelude, recorded episodes about the spots of time through his memory of his childhood. Examining the moments when he became conscious of the emotions and thoughts he had, his childhood acts, and his destructive instincts, this paper aims to highlight how the process of his emotional changes is related to the growth of his self-consciousness. The task required to understand the boy's acts and feelings in the spots of time is to infer what made the young boy embarrassed and guilty, comparing his feelings with the events depicted in the different episodes. Because there is not much that can be deduced about the boy's feelings and thoughts, it is difficult to guess what acts of the boy are associated with his emotional pattern and anxiety. This study begins on the basis that the traces of what he experienced are related to the records of crime and punishment, and the signs that are needed to interpret their effects. Comparing Wordsworth's episodes provides a room for guessing the meanings of the boy's acts and feelings and filling in their gaps. Exploring the deeper layers of his mind, Wordsworth shows his self-conscious recognition process through the spots of time.
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William Wordsworth, guilt, separation anxiety, memory, spots of time, mortality
