many 18 year olds off to fight for their country-when most had never picked up a gun. The question always remains‚ whose war are we fighting? In Tim O’Brien’s short story "The Things They Carried" there are many examples of the psychological loss of innocence of a young soldier. Similarly‚ in Louise Erdrich’s "The Red Convertible‚" the reader becomes acquainted with the effects of war after returning home. In both works the trauma that a young soldier experiences is made painfully real. In essence
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the Flies and “Pilgrims” lose their innocence because they do not have authoritative figures in their life‚ but this eventually causes and leads to tragedy in both situations. In Lord of the Flies the majority of the boys’ loss of innocence transitions into the brutal savagery demonstrated‚ causing two deaths‚ which stems from the lack of adult authority. As the boys’ belief in the beast gradually increases‚ their innocence decreases. This descent from innocence ends with a catastrophic tragedy: the
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Losing‚ it always feels bad no matter the circumstances. Although‚ I don’t play sports or anything of that sort‚ but of course I have lost before. Even though I was sure I was A-OK sadly‚ I was wrong. My loss begins in my class. It was in math‚ (math happens to be the subject I have always been terrible at)‚ and I was casually doing my work. When I finished‚ I decided to check my grades. I pulled my chromebook out from my backpack and turned it on. I was logging in and expected to see A’s and B’s
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Outside in Urbana‚ Ohio‚ it’s an oddly summer-like day for February; the sun shines through speckled clouds and the wind blows through the open window of an apartment at Rotary Manor‚ a retirement home down the street from my house. On the floor of this apartment‚ lies a woman‚ seventy-seven years old with short curly black hair‚ dark brown eyes‚ & tan Mexican skin. Normally a visit to Mee-Maw’s meant being fed past stuffed and watching her “stories”; That is not the case on this occasion. My mother
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Losing one’s innocence‚ or rather the simple act of growing up is inevitable. The children of primary focus in Harper Lee’s classic‚ “To Kill A Mockingbird”‚ succumb to their eventual fate by evolving into mature characters with help from the influential events in the town. These occurrences in Maycomb eradicate the naivety of the children to prepare them for the real world. Scout initially begins to lose her prevalent innocence when her cousin subjects her to the use of derogatory tongue. Additionally
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totally reminded me of the yes man movie! All of these inspirational quotes were drowning me like‚ “Say yes to your needs. Yes to the need for more time to yourself‚ more exercise‚ more love‚ fewer sweets‚ and less anger.” (a quote by Rick hansen in the essay How to say “yes” to your life). I for one disagree with the less sweets‚ candy can solve any
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In "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles‚ it is evident that Finny and Leper undergo the most traumatic experiences from the Class of 1943. Through these experiences‚ both characters lose much of their innocence and naivety. Finny‚ upon learning of the existence of the war and Gene’s moment of hatred‚ learns to accept realities and perceive the world as it is‚ not as the perfect childlike image he wants it to be. However‚ when Leper enlists in the army‚ he quickly begins to have hallucinations because
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A Loss of Innocence Should Never be Taken Lightly War is a hellish battleground where many lives are taken. In war there is constantly images and events that happen which can change a soldier’s life forever. In the book All Quiet on the Western Front Remarque uses the symbols of boots‚ butterflies and horses to advance the main theme in the novel‚ that war takes young men’s innocence away. When a soldier begins his first training camp or when he kills his first man‚ his boots are there warming
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William Golding‚ the presentation of the setting effectively developed the main themes of civilization and the loss of innocence. The physical location (the remote island) which this novel was set in helped serve the theme of constructing civilisation. However‚ as the stranded boys progressed on this island savagery overwhelmed their instincts and this helped develop the theme of loss of innocence. "Lord of the Flies" was set on an isolated tropical island which has fresh water‚ fruit‚ wood for shelter
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Innocence is a fragile aspect of life‚ where it could be easily broken by anyone or anything. Everyone was brought into this world with innocence‚ but one can easily lose it. How? Racism‚ prejudice‚ and hatred is taught—however‚ some may not be affected by these cruel influences. These types of people can be referred to as mockingbirds‚ who "don’t do one thing except make music for us to enjoy." Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the literary elements that were used to identify childlike innocence
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