Question

2 When did my childhood go? Was
it when i found my mind was really
mine to use whichever way i choose, producing thoughts that were not those of other people but my own

2) Was his mind controlled by his
parents so long?

Answer 1

Explanation:

No his mind was not controlled by his parents so long. Childhood has been considered by the poet as a blissful period in one's life, where a child trusts everyone. ... When the poet crossed the age of eleven years, he realised that he had lost his childhood and had developed a mind of his own. He also found out the non-existence of Hell and Heaven.