Image Hunt

"But in time we grew up, and seeking refuge in each other's beds became completely inexcusable."

- Thompson, Craig. "Blankets". pg. 459 (2003). 

This photo is of two children (brothers) who found comfort, or "refuge", in sleeping in the same bed. When we see a photo of children sharing a bed we think nothing of it. It seems totally normal, maybe even sweet or endearing to us. What is it that makes us think differently when children grow up?

This sentence, even when taken out of the context of the book, is clearly discussing grown children. When we are young many of the social/cultural boundaries that exist don't necessarily apply to us. We can do many things that, when we get older, are seen as inappropriate. In this phrase it is discussing two young brothers sleeping in the same bed. I found this photo of lavender separated by a row of rock, which could represent the social/cultural boundary that these brothers were introduced to when they "grew up" which made it inappropriate for them to share a bed. 

Here is a photo which is depicting a literal meaning of the above quote. When you look at this photo, and the photo of the two young boys above you see very different things. This photo is not necessarily endearing, possibly because there is a loss of innocence. These are not children, they are men. Our society has taught us that adults "should know better" than children, or "should know better" than to do things that may be inappropriate for their age. When an adult viewer looks at this photo they could think that the men's actions are "inexcusable" and that the social/cultural boundary of who can share a bed has been crossed. Growing up is so strange.