In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ the subject matter of Innocence is explored as Holden’s quest throughout New York City unfolds and his views on society develop. The novel is narrated by Holden Caulfield who is telling us the story of how he got to the mental hospital where he is currently a patient. Holden starts off at Pencey Prep‚ a preparatory school in Pennsylvania but eventually leaves after he is expelled. Holden wanders through New York City where he originally plans to go home
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Censorship and Literature: Term Paper Ours is an age of information and technology‚ convenient‚ and readily-available. Any piece of information‚ opinion and critique is all but a mouse-click away. Like most advancements in technology‚ this is both a boon and a bane‚ a double-edged sword. The age of the Internet‚ in which we all reside now‚ has brought forth its fair share of controversies over the past few years. From the leaked sex tapes of Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian‚ to the relatively more
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should never hurt an innocent person no matter the situation. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird the mockingbird symbolizes all that is innocent and all that is harmless in society. Harper Lee uses two characters to show the innocence in people and to show how this innocence is often killed: Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. The theme in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ that often the innocent are harmed by the wicked unjustly and intentionally‚ only to be saved by the brave and intelligent‚ who try hard to show
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but continues on in it as an underlying theme. It is a sin to kill a mockingbird‚ Atticus states this and when he does he is not just talking about birds. He is also talking about people and objects. He uses a mockingbird as a metaphor of innocence. This innocence represents Scout‚ Tom Robinson‚ and even “Boo” Radley. Atticus may not have directed this quote towards these people but they are included in it. Scout is seen as a mockingbird to the reader during the Tom Robinson trial‚ Tom Robinson is
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Hassan’s innocence only added to the terror that Amir witnessed. A vengeful‚ young Nazi supporter was forcing himself upon a defenseless Hazara boy. Although Amir had spent his entire childhood with Hassan‚ he could not bring himself to intervene. As Amir shamefully ran away‚ he realized the difference between Hassan and himself. Hassan was an unconditional and full-hearted human being. Amir could not say the same for himself after abandoning Hassan when he needed him the most. After all‚ Hassan
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wants to maintain? In the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ the theme of innocence becomes an important aspect of this teenager’s identity. This particular teenager’s name is Holden Caulfield‚ and he is a desperate‚ depressed youth with purely innocent intentions‚ figuratively and literally. He holds on to the image of innocence and the maintenance of that trait‚ but his depression causes him to seek for innocence at an extreme level‚ to where it affects his everyday “adult” interactions. Holden
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recurring themes throughout the story. One of the strongest relates to the subtitle of the novella‚ “Fall from Innocence”. The boys journey shows their fall from innocence as they encounter new experiences over the two days. Each boy shows their own emotions and ideas during the duration of their journey to discover Ray’s dead body. Over time‚ chris‚ Teddy‚ and Gordie lose their innocence by having hostile home environments‚ escaping death by a train‚ and having to point a gun at people they grew
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Lindsay Brown World Through Literature Loss of Innocence- Night/ Boy in the Striped Pajamas There comes a point in everyone’s life when the realize their loss of innocence and ignorance and their gain of knowledge and acceptance of the real world. Some experience this loss and life promise at a very young age. For those who are Holocaust survivors‚ this loss of innocence and gain of knowledge happened as soon as the Nazi regime took over. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel‚ Elie
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significant. One never feels different on birthdays or at the start of new-year. That day I grew up‚ and I never felt the same again. I went and sat five pews from the front every day for thirty-three years‚ asking for forgiveness for the day I lost my innocence. My neighbour was my hero. I remember the day she had taken it off her wrist‚ and flicked it carelessly onto the cushions at the back of the couch. I hadn’t seen many before‚ and was startled at how the sight of it made my heart gallop within my
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“When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind” (Rothfuss‚ Patrick). The quote above helps identify the theme of both stories which is innocence. Innocence is the act of being pure and not knowing everything that is out in the world. The stories had such plot twists and emotional moments‚ but what stood out was how innocent the main characters were when
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