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    To Kill the Innocence It seems that no matter what you do‚ you can never protect innocence this is shown in the novel written by Harper Lee "To Kill A Mockingbird" through the eyes of scout a young girl Scout Finch growing up in Maycomb County‚ Alabama in early 1930. From age six to eight Scout and her older brother Jem Finch learn about coming of age through a court case that their father‚ Atticus took to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man wrongly accused of raping a young white woman‚ Mayella

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    Sedlacek 1 Jessica Sedlacek Mrs. Curran ENG 4U1-06 April 23‚ 2009 How Holden’s Loss of Innocence is Revealed Throughout The Catcher in the Rye Every child experiences maturation‚ and struggles through their adolescence as they attempt to hold on to their innocence. The novel The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger‚ illustrates this theme through the character of Holden Caulfield. Holden is an isolated‚ self-critical‚ sixteen year old boy‚ whose attitude is governed by a hatred of

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    preluding to the loss of innocence throughout the story. Charles Lamb said‚ “Lawyers‚ I suppose‚ were children once‚” (Lee) I believe Harper Lee chose to include this quote before the story started to lead into the theme of children losing their innocence. Through this quote she insinuates that the heartless people we have in society today (not necessarily lawyers) were once innocent children. Basically‚ throughout To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee implies that children lose their innocence as they are

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    Jem’s loss of innocence There are many events in Harper Lee’s: To Kill A MockingBird which can lead to Jem’s loss of innocence. All of them are very important for understanding the transformation of the young mind. But one event is the most crucial for changing Jem’s life - the result of the trial and its unfairness. That transformed Jem’s outlook on reality forever. Before these unlucky events occurred‚ Jem lived a playful and carefree life. From his perspective he believed that the world is

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    Striving to protect the innocence of others commonly reflects in the ambitions of society. I relate to the struggle of preserving the desired chastity of adolescence. Around the holidays‚ children dream of Santa and his majestic sleigh pulling up to their home on Christmas Eve. Boys and girls anticipate the magic of Christmas day and question its phenomenon. Sadly‚ once a child discovers the reality of Christmas‚ all dreams of the mythical man on the big sleigh melt away. As an older sister‚ I dread

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    wicked start from innocence.” –Ernest Hemingway. The author of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee‚ uses the Mockingbird to symbolize innocence and the loss of innocence. To kill a mockingbird is to end innocence; she shows throughout the story that doing so is a sin. The author shows this transition through different life experience of the characters. Harper begins the book with the characters as mockingbirds‚ innocent and pure. The story follows the slow end of their innocence as they mature. Scout

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    must forward on the way to his own moral self-sufficiency. Antonio is put into the center of many distressing events which cause him to grow up faster‚ and lose his innocence. Antonio has many questions about spirits‚ god and beliefs. To get his answers‚ he must undergo a transformation. To attain maturity‚ you must have a loss of innocence. For example‚ when a kid finds out that Santa Claus is not real‚ he is disappointed and cannot believe the fact that there is no Santa Claus‚ because he had the

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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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