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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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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Loss of innocence 1942 was a difficult year for all Americans. World War II brought changes to every citizen. However‚ in the protected world of Devon‚ Phineas and Gene started junior year with their innocence and optimism intact. During their junior year‚ Phineas and Gene experienced tragedies that led to their loss of innocence. These tragedies made the boys realize that they would never again feel the purity of their younger days. While Phineas is at Devon‚ he attempts to convince himself
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Cameran Highlands is accessible by road. Cameran Highlands is about a 3 hours drive either from KL or Penang Its strategic location makes it a favourite weekened escape for cityfolk/ city-dwellers from all over the coutry. It is a popular haunt for both local and foreign tourists to let their hair down. For those who are faint-heated the ride along the steep‚ narrow roads can be quite an unnerving experience as there are numerous hairpin bends along the route from Simpang Pulai. After about a
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All the students in a classroom represent different spices and ingredients required to make a dish. Each has its own unique flavour and taste and the absence of anyone can be easily felt. However‚ the mixture of all in an adequate quantity gives an impressive result. My classroom is such a mixture of different types of students. There are a few students who are the lords of the back benches. These students are the main reasons for contributing a sizeable proportion of profits of the canteen‚ all
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Mise en scene analysis of a sequence in 28 Days Later 28 days later is a controversial‚ contemporary noir‚ horror hybrid‚ directed by Danny Boyle and released in 2002. The film contains themes of escapism‚ fear‚ religion and rationalizes zombies to create fear for a contemporary audience. As Danny Boyle didn’t want to create a ‘run of the mill’ zombie cliché‚ he chose to run the idea of fear than illness‚ something society has created so the fear (virus – rage) becomes a psychological sickness
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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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suffering permeates through Blake’s dolorous poem "London‚" which depicts a city of causalities fallen to their own psychological and ideological demoralization‚)which depicts a city of the picture of the exploitation and vulnerability of innocence . Innocence is devastated again and again. It is as if that England has stagnated morally and this moral degradation clearly expresses itself in the form of physically impaired children. Though the poem is set in the London of Blake’s time‚ his use of
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that he is‚ inevitably‚ not normal as he comes from a different planet. With his true origin in mind‚ Clark starts to use his powers to do what is right and for the good of others. Clark’s indirect characterization is elicited through the trope innocence to experience in the first episode of Smallville. In the beginning‚ Clark is unsure of his powers - he is untested. He carelessly uses his powers because he does not understand the
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My philosophy of life As a child I would always think about what my life was going to be like and how was I going to turn out. I asked myself why life was so complicated? Why were my parents so worried all the time? So many questions I didn’t have the answer to. Now that I’m old enough I see things so differently. Those questions I had when I was young‚ were no longer a mystery to me. My experiences through life answered them and taught me many other things. My philosophy about life is all about
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