[How does the small human monster attain its real nature?].
Is the new-born babe beautiful, is it ugly? When it comes to life, it is, in a way, a monster. It will be the nurse's task to reshape its tender flesh gently, as a potter could do with clay, and to carry it to its real nature and beauty, which are socio-cultural.
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