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    When Sunny the prostitute comes to Holdens’s hotel room‚ when he visits the museum‚ and when he lies to Mrs. Marrow on the train are all examples of controversy and loss of innocence in the novel. Throughout the novel‚ Holden is afraid of losing his innocence. After he leaves Pencey Prep‚ Holden stays in a hotel and meets Maurice‚ who works in the elevator at the hotel. Maurice asks Holden “Innarested in having a good time‚ fella? Or is it too late for you?” (Salinger 101) When Maurice asks

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    show Holden’s hate toward the idea of losing innocence. Holden mentions a lot about children‚ his love for them and how he wants to save their innocence. He seems to relate more to people younger than him‚ whether they are male of female. He cares about them so much‚ becuase they haven’t lost their innocence‚ unlike adults who are all "phonies." There are three main things he does and talks about‚ that shows his concern. His fascination to save innocence‚ erasing profanity‚ and Allie’s baseball glove

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    Loss of innocence is a major theme in the book Lord Of the Flies by William Golding. Throughout the book‚ the boys go from civilized to savagery. Golding showed that without civilization‚ people will lose their innocence. In the beginning of the story‚ everyone was civilized. They voted Ralph as their leader and Ralph uses his authority to establish rules and enforce the moral and ethical codes of the English society. The conch symbolizes civilization and civilization keeps the boys from losing

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    A Separate Peace A Separate Peace was written by John Knowles in 1959 when he was 33. it is ser in a New Hampshire prep school during WWII. A few teens at this school are greatly affected by the war. Many adults are asking them to join the armed forces. Gene‚ the main character‚ trains with his once athletic star friend‚ Finny‚ for the Olympics. Although against the war many people request that he join. His other friend‚ Leper‚ joins and receives a Section 8 discharge for being considered "mentally

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    13 January 10‚ 2015 Gene’s Change Gene Forrester was a key character from John Knowles’s A Separate Peace. He was a dynamic character who changed throughout the novel in various methods. Gene was a boy who was jealous of his best friend Phineas but ended up becoming Phineas. He went from a representation of war‚ to a symbol to peace‚ and from dependent of Phineas to an independent young man. In the beginning of the story‚ Gene was jealous of his best friend. He of envious of how attractive‚ athletic

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    Everybody grows up whether they want to or not‚ but the pace that people grow up at is rather diverse. In today’s world‚ many educated people relate the act of growing up and losing self-innocence quite closely. In my case‚ I had a somewhat hasty childhood because I experienced the pains and sufferings of the real world at such a young age. Pre-school was a joyful time for most but others faced dark realizations. The year 2003 was another year to rebuild families and regain trust in human kind

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    A Separate Peace is a coming-of-age novel about two boys at boarding school and their friendship during World War II. There are three significant scenes of violence that occur in the novel; however‚ the core of the plot is based upon one. The first and most poignant is the incident where Gene‚ the narrator‚ jiggles the tree branch while he and Phineas‚ his best friend‚ are preparing to jump‚ causing Phineas to fall and break his leg. The next scene of violence is when Quackenbush calls Gene a lame

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    Through his use of duality in A Separate Peace‚ John Knowles is attempting to convey to the reader that as we mature and come to realize who we are‚ we do many questionable things. It is not until we are older and reflect upon these things that we see what we have done and are able to accept responsibility for these actions. The narration of A Separate Peace alternates from the perspective of a younger Gene and an older Gene. Younger Gene’s opinion on life drastically changes as he grows as a

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    events which were to have a permanent and decisive impact on David and his parents. This chain of events were to turn David’s young life and that of his family upside down forever and which was to so angrily lead him out of childhood‚ destroying his innocence and youthful naivety in the process. However‚ David’s shocking revelations lead to his painful gaining of wisdom. When David’s story begins‚ we learn that his life is a stable and happy one‚ and his present family are close and loving. It is this

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    Patrick Rothfuss states‚ “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.” In A Separate Peace‚ by John Knowles‚ the boys at Devon are confronted with a decision that will affect their future‚ whether they should enlist into the military‚ or wait to get drafted. Unrelated to the war‚ Gene is also faced with choices that will not only have an impact on

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