Do you think that the development of a polite and gentlemanly character...?

Question

...can in fact be accredited, in some cases, to an intelligent child having a poor upbringing?

Answer 1

I think that some children decide that they are going to overcome their upbringings. Like me for example. My extended family is from the deep south in an area where education is not valued and manners are unheard of. My father was in the Army so lucky for me I moved away and got a better education and was subjected to people who had manners. I also learned to speak without the thick cajun accent. When my father retired we moved back to the south and the extended family ridiculed me for the way I spoke, for my manners and because I had dreams of a higher education. It didn't make me feel bad however because I knew that what I had was something that would take me further in life.

Answer 2

Sure, if that child wishes to escape the type of people his childhood consisted of...not that poor people are unpleasant.

Answer 3

I'm sure it can happen but that would be a rare case.