/lit/ - Literature

>>22594628
There's very little in common between a rite of passage (which is meant to be passed) and prolonged abuse starting in childhood.

Initiation rites integrate a person into a group but suffering abuse with no means of escape often either isolates the person or makes them only available for other people with issues. The opposite effect of initiation.

Also an initiation is a controlled and planned process, not random terrors.

And that anon is right, nobody who was ever left alone in a basement for years during their childhood is going to be stronger. At best they'll have a lot of catching up to do to become a normal person of they're lucky.