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    Frankenstein’s Creature is an abomination that Frankenstein should never have created. He is extremely excited to discover that he can kill. He cruelly kills innocent people who have never done anything to him before. However‚ when he gets hurt‚ he gets angry and plans revenge. In his story‚ the Creature says " Anger returned‚ a rage of anger‚ and‚ unable to injure anything human‚ I turned my fury towards inanimate objects." Luckily‚ no one was nearby when he wanted to harm a human this time. Yet

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    The passage excerpted from William Shakespeare’s King Richard III Act 1 Scene 4‚ Clarence had just woken from an odious nightmare‚ dazed and frightened‚ to describe his nightmare with the keeper. In his nightmare‚ he escaped the Tower with his brother Richard to Burgundy‚ but Clarence was pushed by his brother and fell into the sea. He drowns to the bottom of the sea‚ first suffering the physical pain on his body‚ then noticed the flamboyance wealth on the seafloor with dead man’s skeleton. Clarence

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    reality and the struggles of their neighborhood. Scout along with her brother and her best friend‚ Dill start to notice the many wrongs in their town. This book shows the children’s loss of innocence due to racism and other complications in their society. As children come of age‚ they begin to lose their innocence. When they are young and less involved in their society‚they are curious and full of imagination. “The gum looked fresh‚ I sniffed it and waited for a while. When I did not die I crammed

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    Seryca David Mrs.Hannaberry ENG3U Janurary 19‚2011 Suffering Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird The fascinating story To Kill A Mockingbird takes place in a sleepy‚ southern county of Maycomb in the 1930s. Although this town has a variety of pleasant and honorable citizens who have set morals‚ there are also people who live in Maycomb County who are unfair‚ possibly evil‚ and lack morals. Maycomb has a visible separation of two societies: the whites and the blacks. Throughout

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    To Kill A Mockingbird First‚ Lee reveals to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence. For example‚ Jem displays innocence throughout the novel‚ but as he matures‚ he slowly realizes the harsh reality of the world. At the trial‚ Jem believes Atticus has easily and successfully defended Tom Robinson; there should be no reason to find him guilty with the evidence that has been provided. When Jem learns of the verdict‚ “his face was streaked with angry tears... It ain’t right he muttered” (212)

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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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    Loss of Innocence in Lord of the Flies Every child will lose their innocence one day and it is something that is unavoidable. This happens when a child explores the real world and that they realize that it is nothing like a fairy tale. In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ a group of English kids (five to twelve years old) are stranded on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This was caused by a horrible plane crash. They are stuck there with no help or any adults

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    Mockingbird‚” stands for something much more than a singing bird; rather it highlights an ongoing theme of innocence and light throughout the novel by showcasing Scout’s youth‚ Jem’s loss of innocence‚ Boo Radley’s ongoing symbolization of innocence‚ and Tom Robinson’s role in the overall innocence of the African American community. Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird‚ the mockingbird symbolizes innocence‚ as such many characters can be described

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    The author has specifically adopted the persona of a young child‚ in order to portray the universal theme of innocence. By using first person point of view he is able to recall on such significant events in his life‚ through the eyes of a child. As the story unfolds‚ David’s young life is turned upside down forever‚ which angrily leads him out of childhood. In the process‚ his innocence and youthful naivety is destroyed but his shocking revelations lead to his painful gaining of wisdom. David is

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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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