When Doc gets out

McGraw drives him to a park (his driver's license had expired while in prison)--we see things from his point of view--the beautiful day, the green grass, people having fun, kids jumping into the river, the sexy young girls--all things that he's absorbing after being in prison--we see some of his thoughts--the editing is great--then we see Doc looking at the kids again swinging on a rope and flying into the water--then, from the audience point of view, Doc walks towards the swing, faster and faster--reaches for the rope---then Peckinaph cuts to a soaking wet Doc entering their hotel room. A great piece of film-making--we can understand Doc wanting the freedom of a kid swinging into the stream.
There's a line from "The Wild Bunch"---....'We all dream of being a child again--even the worst of us...perhaps the worst most of all.'
Doc wasn't 'the worst', but Peckinpah uses many images of children in all his movies.