The Loss of Innocence The concept of innocence is one that is applied to childhood. Children‚ for example‚ are innocent because they have not been tainted by the idea that the world is not as it seems to be. But‚ as children grow up and mature fully into adults‚ the loss of this pure quality of innocence begins to be noticed in a person’s life. As this awareness comes forth‚ it shows that life is not always easy‚ it is complicated and there will be tough moral decisions that have to be made
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concept of death‚ there’s a certain innocence that goes.” Kensit means once oneself has familiarized themselves with death‚ part of one’s innocence is taken away. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade‚ lose innocence by experiencing death. Hinton proves that losing innocence mentally at a young age has terrible effect through both Ponyboy and Johnny. Ponyboy’s experiences in life shows the devastating effects of losing innocence at a young age. He has to live without
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Loss of Innocence As we grow as a person to a part of society we learn about many different things‚ we learn how to cope with different situations in order to form into different individuals. We start seeing things from a different perspective and start forming our own opinions of people‚ situations and the world in general. As many would think that this is the process of growth; it is also a loss of innocence. It is an aspect of coming of age or an experience in a child or person’s life that makes
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“Interpretation of Dreams”‚ perceives this inaction as a result of Hamlet’s incestuous feelings for his mother. Based on the text‚ it is obvious that Hamlet is reluctant to carry out the quest given by his father because of his fear of losing his innocence. This is seen in his dialogue with others when talking about his mother‚ his inability to let go of the past‚ and his hesitation to act‚ even though he’s shown he is capable of doing so. Through William Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ the use of the
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In William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience‚ the gentle lamb and the dire tiger define childhood by setting a contrast between the innocence of youth and the experience of age. The Lamb is written with childish repetitions and a selection of words which could satisfy any audience under the age of five. Blake applies the lamb in representation of youthful immaculateness. The Tyger is hard-featured in comparison to The Lamb‚ in respect to word choice and representation. The Tyger
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Guilt & Innocence in _The Scarlet Letter_ Knowledge and sin connect in the Judeo-Christian tradition in the story of Adam and Eve. Sin becomes the outcome in the story of Adam and Eve when they get thrown out of the Garden of Eden. After their banishment from the Garden of Eden‚ Adam and Eve must work and bear children. Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale experience similar situations as Adam and Eve in the novel _The Scarlet Letter_ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. For Hester‚ the scarlet letter
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Exploring the Irony of The Age of Innocence Title In the aftermath of the First World War‚ Edith Wharton wrote the timeless novel The Age of Innocence‚ serving as a flashback to the period in which Wharton herself was raised. The Age of Innocence story takes place in upper-class New York society during the 1870s and highlights the distinctive social codes of the aristocratic class. Choosing the title The Age of Innocence to represent Wharton’s story is highly ironic due to the sinister characters
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In Catcher in the Rye‚ the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is introduced to the readers as a troubled young who desperately wants to protect his youthful innocence. Because Holden constantly faces harsh realities of adulthood and world‚ he is even more compelled to protect innocence. He wants to protect not only his‚ but also those around him. Holden feels that childhood is something to be saved and kept‚ instead of learning the truth of adulthood since the adult world is an impure place that corrupt
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Innocence‚ or the loss of innocence‚ is a theme that permeates many great works of literature. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is no exception. The novel compares many of its characters to mockingbirds‚ a symbol of pure innocence. Two of the most prominent of the novel’s mockingbirds are Tom Robinson‚ a black man wrongly accused and convicted of rape‚ and Boo Radley‚ an outcast from society who spends his days like a hermit locked up in his house. Tom provides something beneficial to society
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In The Age of Innocence‚ Edith Wharton uses the minor character Ned Winsett‚ to contrast with the protagonist‚ Newland Archer. Newland Archer is a young lawyer from a rich New York family‚ living by conventions and sticking to the social order‚ on the other side of the spectrum is Ned Winsett‚ an unconventional journalist. While Archer is rich‚ Ned is poor; Archer thinks Ned is free to do whatever he pleases and is not held down by a strict social life like him. Ned Winsett serves as a character
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