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Being careless about my education, I was not concerned about how my grades would affect me in the future. I was more concerned about going against what my parents were telling me just to make them furious. I always saw myself as an average student so I really did not mind missing school and paying much attention to it. At the time, it did not seem like a big deal to me but realizing what I had done with my education was a mistake. Those bad habits I picked up throughout the years ended up making the rest of my high school career difficult. I made things that were useless seem important. I put those first when in reality they were not that important and I could have simply pushed it away. This is where I was starting to realize that I needed a wakeup call. I needed to set priorities for myself that was going to put my education back on track.

They are lost and alone, no one around, just them, the ocean and a tropical paradise. With no civilization, no regulations, or even mild things like a place to sleep, the young boys will find find out what they must do to survive alone in the unknown. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding the theme loss of innocence is clearly demonstrated throughout the book. The proper British boys were on a plane that crashed onto a tropical island. Without adults and the oldest boy being twelve, the boys must learn to survive themselves. Without civilization and authority to guide them, they turn to savagery and violence. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding portrays loss of innocence by exhibiting how people change when they realize what they

The consequences of being young and irresponsible resulted in a low gpa. When I finally observed my transcript, I was highly disappointed in myself. I was eager to go to my guidance counselor to arrange a way for me to retake the class to make a better grade and my success in retaking classes along with current courses allowed my grade point average to increase. Honestly, If I could do it all over again, I most certainly would even though it means that I would have to redo 4 years. I possess great determination, when I desire something I work for it.

Themes in literary works are central, recurring ideas or messages that allow us to understand more deeply about the characters. It is a perception about life or human nature that is often shared with the reader. In The Catcher in the Rye, there are several themes that can be found in the words and actions of the narrator, Holden Caulfield. The dominating theme in this novel is the preservation of innocence, especially of children. We can see this throughout the novel, as Holden strives to preserve innocence in himself and others.

‘“A cup of tea?” asked Wendy in the silence.’ This line comes from the story “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury. Wendy and Peter had just locked their parents inside a nursery to be torn apart by lions, and they calmly offer their psychologist a cup of tea. This act shows just how effortlessly it was for the children to kill their own parents. Wendy and Peter are only children, yet they are completely ripped away from their innocence at an early age. Loss of innocence is caused by children’s dependence on technology as shown in “The Veldt” because of children being alienated, exposed to the sins of the world, and committing a serious offense.

Within the novel innocence is progressively lost through the boys. The boys were placed in a situation where they had no other choice but to grow up, and grow up fast. These boys were put in a very traumatic situation and they had to learn on their own and from each other how to survive and almost create a thriving society all on their own. Slowly they learn that their needs to be a leader, but there are no adults to precede the role of authority. Therefore the children resume power and take the role of authority. All these things make the boys lose their innocence and become very violent. No one is completely innocent and everyone has the ability to turn violent, this is demonstrated in William

In life, it is important to always have a positive outlook when it comes to negative situations. ----In the short story, “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier, the main character, Lizabeth, changes from a childish girl to a mature young adult when she realizes the pain she brought to Mrs. Lottie when her marigolds were destroyed. Her repressed feelings from her father’s breakdown, the hopeless of her financial standing, and her mind’s confliction between immaturity and maturity causes her to commit her last act of childhood, which was ruining Miss Lottie's marigolds. After seeing the pain in Miss Lottie's eyes, Lizabeth finally understood the true meaning behind the marigolds and its importance to Miss Lottie. In the

I had never given much thought into how I would die. There’s something about being young that causes us to believe we’re invincible. It’s not like dying young is uncommon, it’s just that there’s something extra despairing about a life ending before it had really begun. Over the past 18 years, I’ve never thought twice about my mortality. I mean, it wasn’t anything special to me. I knew that I would eventually die, but eventuallies aren’t always as far as you think. Here I am, only 18 years old, my cold body

In A Separate Peace, John Knowles carries the theme of the inevitable loss of innocence throughout the entire novel. Several characters in the novel sustain both positive and negative changes, resulting from the change of the peaceful summer sessions at Devon to the reality of World War II. While some characters embrace their development through their loss of innocence, others are at war with themselves trying to preserve that innocence.

Everyday, people of all ages lose their innocence and develop morally through their daily experiences. Children deal with mishaps on the playground, conflicts with friends and family, and trouble in school. Similarly, Adults deal with conflicts within their own families, problems at work, and the loss of a loved one. In each situation, the person is learning important lessons that impact the way a person thinks, acts, approaches situations, and treats others. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Jem loses his innocence and grows morally through his daily experiences in three stages of understanding in Maycomb, Alabama.

Guilt, Fear, and Rejection: Loss of Innocence in“Life after High School In her short story, “Life After High School,” Joyce Carol Oates explores the loss of innocence experienced by the main characters, Barbara “Sunny” Burhman and Zachary Graff, through the use of literary devices such as story structure and characterization. In order to emphasize the loss of innocence in both characters, Oates divides her story into three distinct parts. She begins by looking back on Zachary calling at Sunny’s window on what she describes as “that last night”. In the third person narrative, Oates briefly depicts the circumstances of that night, as well as Barbara’s later feelings toward the event.

“Inside this innocent look is a twisted mind.” In the book, Lord of the Flies, multiple English school boys were sent away because of war and became stranded on an island in the Pacific. There were no adults on the island with them, so the boys had to create a civilization and try to survive by themselves. Throughout the book the children tried to keep the civilization acceptable, although in the end the boys did not succeed. The boys end of innocence was when they killed Simon, killed Piggy, and hunted Ralph.

In the novel “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”, author John Boyne portrays childhood innocence

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton is a book that gave the word “love” many other meanings, such as impossible, meaningless and incomplete. There were many unbearable obstacles that Countess Ellen Olenska, one of the main characters, had to face because of love. She was treated badly by many people and always longed for love but never obtained it. With everyone cursing her, betraying her and hurting her, there was one person who was always there for her. Newland Archer wasn’t only sympathetic towards her; he also began to fall in love with her. The love she always wanted. He was the man who truly cared for her and always helped her make decisions. Out of all the selfish people in New York who

     “The Stolen Child”, a poem by W.B. Yeats, can be analyzed on several levels. The poem is about a group of faeries that lure a child away from his home “to the waters and the wild”(chorus). On a more primary level the reader can see connections made between the faery world and freedom as well as a societal return to innocence. On a deeper and second level the reader can infer Yeats’ desire to see a unified Ireland of simpler times. The poem uses vivid imagery to establish both levels and leaves room for open interpretation especially with the contradictory last stanza.