Innocence

the destruction of innocence. A definition for innocence is the obliviousness and ignorance of racism and stereotypical living, and overall hatred from humanity, as a society. In this case, it also applies to not obtaining the knowledge of how the town of Maycomb works; and the feelings and thought of people living in it. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee innocence is shown in many situations and characters throughout the book. One of the characters representing the innocence, and the upholding

Innocence is blindness. To be innocent is to be unaware of important parts of a situation. When someone is innocent to a problematic situation or crisis, they do not have enough knowledge to form an opinion that could help find a solution. As a result, that person becomes problematic if they attempt to help find a solution. People are always biased to the knowledge they have, whether it is true or false, a lot or a little. When innocent people look to solve a problem, they are biased to their innocence

The only enemy to innocence, is time. As time goes on our innocence fades away. This is shown in the book Outsiders. Outsiders is a great book because it has many lessons. It talks about the importance of family and how it does not matter if you are rich or poor and these are all very important lessons but the main point of this book is that no matter what ever you do, always maintain your innocence. It is what people look at first when they meet you. This lesson is shown many times throughout the

In 1878, Henry James wrote, Daisy Miller, a novella about a young American girl and her travels in Europe. Daisy Miller is a complex short story with many underlying themes such as appearance versus reality, knowledge versus innocence, outward action versus inward meditation, and Nature versus urbanity. In this short story, one is left to judge whether Daisy Miller, the main character of the story, is “a pretty American flirt” or a misunderstood, modern young woman. By probing into the complexities

In the short story The Flowers by Alice Walker, a young girl named Myop sets out into the woods and discovers something horrifying, developing the theme that children can lose their innocence after facing the obstacles of life. In the beginning of the text, Myop’s innocence as a child is highlighted, as she is characterized as curious, high-spirited, and innocent. “It seemed to Myop as she skipped lightly from hen house to pigpen to smokehouse that the days had never been as beautiful as these..

When innocence is lost, there is no going back. Losing innocence and growing up is difficult. In the book, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden gets kicked out of boarding school and decides to go to New York for a few days to avoid his parents and gets himself into multiple ill-fated circumstances. Throughout the book Holden is desperately trying to figure out how to be an adult by asking random adults that he comes across. Holden also attempts to preserve the innocence of the people around him, but isn’t

Innocence is a trait guaranteed upon birth; however, the preservation of that innocence is not. From the moment that an individual is born, the environment surrounding them silently extinguishes small pieces of their intrinsic innocence. This happens predominantly in miniscule increments, in which seemingly insignificant pieces of one's innocence are gradually taken away; but, just as taking one dollar from a jar containing 365 dollars every day for a year would result in an empty jar, even the

believe you have to leave some of your innocence behind when you grow up. It doesn't matter the age you are and what the situation is. There are certain things that everyone learns at different times and some things you learn might make you feel guilty. If you might of did something wrong and you have to admit it, your innocence will be lost when you get asked that question. We think of innocent when we are not guilty for the situation, but if we are your innocence is no longer with you in a way. You

Innocence. The word “Innocence” can be interpreted in different ways but the most common interpretation given to it, is youth and ignorance. Just like innocence can be interpreted in a variety of ways, the loss of one’s innocence can also be interpreted in more than one way. In this case the novel Huckleberry Finn interpreted innocence by the youth and lack of knowledge of Huckleberry and the way the world works. Huckleberry Finn was young boy in his early teens who was never really taught the difference

The Innocence of Holden in The Catcher in the Rye   In J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield, the protagonist, spends several days wandering around New York. During this time, he learns many things about himself. He seems to have some sort of mental problem, but this problem fortunately begins to be less serious by the end of the story. But more interesting that the things he knows about himself are the things he does not know about himself. Holden is constantly