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Van Gogh had unchained it from its age-old funereal associations and reinvented it as a tour de force of emotional connection and nurturance.

It even has a name in psychology circles: aggressive nurturance.

Although “The Wonder” is a different kind of captivity narrative, it too turns on trauma and nurturance — the care and feeding of children — and presents maternity as both an act of independence and of salvation.

The casualties tend to be those people who lack such nurturance and access.

So as kids begin school this year, they require connection, understanding, and nurturance from their teachers.