🟨 Text III — On Children
And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, Speak to us of Children.
And he said: Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you and yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not make them like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday. You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far. Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness; For even He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable.
From The Prophet (1923). Public domain.
🟨 QUESTÃO 47.
Check the sentence that best explains the passage:
“You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the
house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.”
🄰 Your offspring is a valuable property you have for the rest of your life.
🄱 Relatives should understand that the present generation is the odd one out.
🄲 Parents cannot inflict their wills on their kids although they have biological connections.
🄳 The generations to come can dream more since they have more opportunities than their parents.
Gabarito: 🄲
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
O trecho utiliza uma metáfora para afirmar que, embora os pais cuidem do corpo dos filhos, não podem controlar seus pensamentos, escolhas e destinos. O “house of tomorrow” representa o futuro autônomo que os pais não podem habitar ou dominar.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica das alternativas
(A) ❌ Incorreta. O texto rejeita explicitamente a ideia de posse ou propriedade dos filhos.
🚩 Pegadinha: leitura literal contrária ao sentido do poema.
(B) ❌ Incorreta. O trecho não trata de exclusão geracional nem de juízo comparativo entre gerações.
🚩 Pegadinha: extrapolação sociológica inexistente no texto.
(C) ✅ Correta. Resume com precisão a metáfora: pais não podem impor suas vontades aos filhos, apesar do vínculo biológico. ✔ Fidelidade semântica ✔ Interpretação abstrata adequada ao tom filosófico
(D) ❌ Incorreta. O texto não afirma que os filhos têm “mais oportunidades”, mas sim que pertencem a um tempo futuro diferente.
🚩 Pegadinha: confundir “futuro” com vantagem material.
⚠️ 3️⃣ Armadilhas clássicas da AFA
• Interpretação literal de metáforas poéticas
• Confundir autonomia com superioridade geracional
• Aceitar ideias de posse ou controle parental
🧠 4️⃣ Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ Pais cuidam do corpo, não do destino
✔ Filhos pertencem ao futuro
✔ Autonomia existencial é a ideia central
🔎 Gabarito confirmado: (C)