prolong the innocence
Rousseau consistently argues that without excessive stimuli to the imagination sexuality will develop slowly and naturally. (In para1112 below he states that "the ignorance of the desires and purity of the senses can be extended at least until the age of twenty.") In sophisticated, urban settings, however, where "hype" and sexual stimulation are an ever-present part of the environment, a child's sexual desires are aroused prematurely.