In his memoir, the author writes about attempted kidnapping of children from his tribe a number of times. Eventually, he and his younger sister were kidnapped and sold into slavery. Using your knowledge of the poem and this piece of historical context, what could the bold-faced lines in the poem refer to?
As he aged, the sadness he experienced continued to grow.
As he grew up, things got increasingly more dangerous.
As he got older, he inflicted grief on others.
As he became a teenager, he became more wild.