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    In Zootopia‚ the authors use the loss of innocence to reveal how we as humans tend to look at a person and judge them by their looks‚ not by their heart. This means that humans tend to judge a “book by its cover”rather than actually finding out who they are. You will never know if they are nice and caring or mean and sad. In the beginning of Zootopia‚ Judy was in a play that was talking about how Zootopia is a place where every animal comes together. In the play‚ it states that “every young mammal

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    Loss of Innocence in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Innocence‚ throughout time it is lost‚ varying from who and how much. Throughout the novel Frankenstein there is a central theme of loss of innocence‚ cleverly instilled by the author‚ Mary Shelley. This theme is evident in Frankenstein’s monster‚ Victor Frankenstein himself‚ and three other minor characters that lose their innocence consequently from the two major characters loss. Frankenstein’s monster is destined to lose all innocence as

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    follows the story of Satrapi’s younger self growing up during the Islamic Revolution in Tehran‚ Iran. Starting too early in life‚ Marjane was forced to mature much too quickly. Not only that‚ even before her teenage years‚ she lost her childhood innocence as she watched the war around her. Satrapi portrays her younger self as brave‚ smart‚ and most importantly‚ mature. In Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ the theme of political hardship causing children to mature too quickly is proven by the settings

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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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    I am merely a pawn‚ a pawn in a game that has spiralled out of control‚ a game of life and death. My innocence surrendered to the ceaseless events‚ my sleep masked with tortured dreams like the shadows that cover the night sky. With the blanket of darkness‚ my tongue mutters for itself when I say the guilt of a man’s blood is leached within the creases of

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    In the movie Frozen‚ the storytellers use the loss of innocence plotline to show that we as humans must stay true to who we are because if we don’t we have to face the consequences later on and others could get hurt along the way. Therefore‚ Anna faces reality when she finds out what Elsa has been hiding from her since she was a little girl and learns how to live with it. Without a shocking experience or big change in someone’s life‚ everything stays the same‚ when it shouldn’t. At the beginning

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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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    Murderers often have their loss of innocence pegged entirely on themselves‚ particularly if they kill out of ambition. In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth however‚ it is Lady Macbeth who is the catalyst for her husband’s doom. In the play‚ a war-hero is confronted by three witches who give him a prophecy that he will become king. The only way for this to happen however‚ is if the current king dies and he usurps the throne. This idea horrifies him‚ and he immediately pushes the thought out of his

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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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