Have you considered, however, how that event shaped your developing and impressionable subconscious and possibly influenced your future behavior as an adult?

It's not something I fully understood as a child. I didn't even fully grasp the concept of "nationality" so when she asked if I was American I just said yes because I didn't know what it meant. I just understood that not saluting meant teacher mad, just like not cleaning up my toys in the classroom meant teacher mad.