The Fall of Oedipus “Thebes is tossed in a murdering sea‚” cries out the priest towards the beginning of the play. Thebes is enwrapped in darkness‚ the houses are cursed‚ children are dying at birth‚ fruit is growing unhealthily‚ and no one can put an end to it. Creon enters with the message that the plague is a result of the fact that the murderer of Laius‚ the former ruler of Thebes‚ is in the city; he must be exiled in order for the plague to end. After hearing the news‚ Oedipus vows to find
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reading this novel. One of the major themes in this book is innocence‚ particularly the innocence in Scout. The book is set when she is around 6 years of age‚ so it’s showing Scout’s discovery of the real world. She’s oblivious to many things around her like the racial issues in society. Her innocence represents a rare thing‚ even though she learns the hard truth as she grows older‚ she still remains a pure and precious young girl. Her innocence shows a different perspective in the story because it’s
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The Fall of Rome The Roman Empire is one of the most well-known‚ long reigning empires of all time. The empire lasted from 31 BC to 476 CE. The Romans were well-known for their gladiator games‚ the Colosseum‚ chariot racing and their architecture. Gladiators were trained to fight to the death against an opponent—usually a fierce animal or another gladiator—in front of a crowd in the Colosseum for entertainment. Slaves were often trained to become gladiators. Chariot racing was another popular sport
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To Kill a Mockingbird Growing up and loss of innocence is a prominent theme represented in Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. As Scout and Jem mature throughout their childhood‚ they learn how cruel the world can be in different ways. Due to the circumstances of living in Maycomb‚ the children are immensely exposed to racism. Scout and Jem’s loss of innocence was also caused by the discrimination and inequity in their town. Lastly‚ a strong reason why the children were forced to mature was
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Shah Ismail‚ as a twelve-year-old boy‚ left the swamps of Gilan near the Caspian Sea‚ where he had hidden from the enemies of his family for five years‚ which to whom he sought revenge. Two years later‚ he entered Tabriz as a leader of an army and proclaimed himself as the shah. Now bearing the title of Shah Ismail‚ he proclaimed that the official religion of his realm would be Twelver Shiism‚ and he proceeded to impose it‚ by force when necessary‚ on the former Sunni population. Over the next decade
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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ the narrator is a young girl named Jean-Louise Finch‚ or Scout‚ as she grows from age six to eight. Scout‚ being a child‚ has not yet been jaded by societal views. Therefore‚ she is still an innocent girl‚ and it is her innocence that contributes to the story. Furthermore‚ it allows the reader to see how the innocence and purity of a child can make things happen. Thus‚ it is important that the narrator‚ Scout Finch‚ is a child at the time that the events
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Loss of Innocence “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding We were innocent before we started to begin feeling guilty and deep inside the nook of our minds and hearts we have found a hidden treasure that we once had and now seek. One of the most precious gifts one can obtain in life is the gift of innocence and once it has been taken away it can no longer be returned. The term innocence is interpreted as “the freedom from guilt or sin through being unacquainted with evil”. Once a child is exposed
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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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Innocence Themes in literary works are recurring‚ unifying subjects or ideas‚ motifs that allow us to understand more deeply the characters and their world. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ the major themes reflect the values and motivations of the characters. Some of these themes are outlined in the following sections. As its title indicates‚ the dominating theme of The Catcher in the Rye is the protection of innocence‚ especially of children. For most of the book‚ Holden sees this as a primary virtue
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“No one loses their innocence. It is either taken or given away willingly.” In the book‚ Lord of the Flies‚ a plane crashed on a deserted island carrying a group of English schoolboys who were sent away because of the war. With no adults the boys tried to create a civilization so that they could try to survive. Even though they tried to keep everything civilized everything fell into chaos. The boys lost their innocence when they killed the mother pig‚ killed Simon‚ and hunted Ralph. The killing
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