In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ the subject matter of Innocence is explored as Holden’s quest throughout New York City unfolds and his views on society develop. The novel is narrated by Holden Caulfield who is telling us the story of how he got to the mental hospital where he is currently a patient. Holden starts off at Pencey Prep‚ a preparatory school in Pennsylvania but eventually leaves after he is expelled. Holden wanders through New York City where he originally plans to go home
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wishes to enter ultimately leads to tragedy. Daisy Miller in wonderland After read Daisy Miller Recently I read the novel daisy miller which written by Henry James. It’s a short novel but the vocabularies are difficult to me‚ so after I found the movie and saw it with Xueqin. Daisy is an American girl who is beautiful and open. Her kindness and passion make her so charming that many gentlemen admire her. She traveled to Europe with her mother and brother. All her family
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From the movie Street Kings 2: Motor City The outdated detective’s unit is shrouded in darkness but for a single desk light illuminating the seated Det. Sullivan. Just before Kingston entered‚ Sullivan had located hard evidence that Kingston was corrupt. Sullivan was fully aware that Kingston would murder him if he knew of Sullivan’s discovery. Kingston moves slowly from his standing position and puts a hand on the back of Sullivan’s chair‚ saying: “Are you sure you’re okay?” [Attending is “the
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There are many people who have a fear of having to grow up. When a child grows up their innocence starts to fade away. It is something that happens no matter how much someone wants to keep it. Some people cannot accept the fact that growing up is a part of life. That as one grows up they learn and understand things that they did not when they were children. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield is the protagonist who is not too keen of having to grow up. Throughout the novel this fear is shown
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Every child‚ regardless of when‚ loses their innocence; it is inevitable. In Lord of the Flies‚ the reader can recognize this law live up to its word‚ namely in the protagonist Ralph. Upon arriving on the island‚ Ralph was oblivious to the circumstances he was soon to be subjected to. Ralph’s innocent and childlike mindset has distorted itself into that of a hostile hunter. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ the reader witnesses the Loss of Innocence theme and observes Ralph’s descent into impurity
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The End to Innocence F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is an amazing and inspiring book told through the eyes of innocent Nick Carraway but is Nick really all that innocent? Throughout the book you can see nick’s innocence and what happens to it. As the novel progressed so did the end to Nick’s innocence with him Appearing innocent‚ Condemning terrible things and facilitating horrible events. One example that illustrates Nick’s transformation of his innocence is the scene in Myrtle’s house
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and Loss of Innocence In the novel A Separate Peace by the author John Knowles‚ loss of innocence is portrayed in the book. Characters Gene and Finny‚ display this theme of innocence throughout the novel. Mostly Gene takes a turn in life and the whole point of view on the world that they see‚ is changed. John Knowles places events throughout the book so that Gene and his school buddies are able to have emotional and physical changes in their life. Gene has gone through a loss of innocence through these
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closer at the text‚ the mocking bird can be a depiction of children or a child’s innocence. By saying that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird‚ because of the very heavy presence that childhood and adolescence takes within the book‚ one could take the saying as “it’s a sin to kill or smash innocence” and a mockingbird is a depiction of innocence in the book. It is a sin or rather a sad thing to take away a child’s innocence because it does no harm to anyone. In another chapter‚ it explains how Scout
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Frankenstein: Creature to Monster In the book‚ Frankenstein‚ written by Mary Shelley‚ the creature transforms immensely. In the genesis of the novel the creature felt very alone which started to make him feel very frustrated. As the story proceeds‚ he evolved into the monster everyone set out to believe he was by executing his first unlawful act of murder. In the beginning‚ when he awakens in the lab‚ he was innocent. He could be compared to a newborn child. Nobody would be friends with
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how to react towards the attitude and the feelings of the protagonist‚ Sylvia. The day starts when Ms. More brings the kids to downtown New York City in a special shop. Many things will occur at this place and one thing that we will notice is the innocence throughout the interactions of the kids. As they step inside FAO Schwarz‚ an important and well known store in the city‚ they happen to see toys‚ like a small toy sailboats at prices around 1000$ and other things at ridiculous prices! Not understanding
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