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    Pip's Loss Of Innocence

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    blacksmith, Pip is shown as someone of a lower class. Even through the death of his parents, being beat by his sister on a regular basis, and the negative reinforcement he constantly receives from his relative: Pip is still portrayed as a child full of innocence. Joe is introduced as one, if not the only, positive thing in Pip’s life. In the story, Pip states, “Young as I was, I believe that I dated a new admiration of Joe from that night. We were equals afterwards, as we had been before; but, afterwards

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    Innocence with regard to virtue is admirable, but Frances Burney’s 1778 novel, Evelina, raises the question of whether a person can be innocent to a fault. Not stopping there, the story further questions if one can be innocent to such a degree that he or she is a danger to himself or herself. Any person who has spent time with Evelina, the protagonist in Burney’s novel, would not hesitate to acknowledge the young woman as a model example of an “innocent” person. The novel suggests that this innocence

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    Lady Macbeth’s advertence to infanticide in Macbeth debris as one of the most ambiguous junctures created. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a very significant and indirect motif is used; babies and children. Babies are defined to show brightness, innocence, warmth and the start of something new. However, Macbeth shows a reversion of children. They are portrayed to bring out the darkness and malevolent features of Lady Macbeth. The absence of children from the play is what brings out the negative influences

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    murderous, attempting anything that can cause his creator to suffer. Yet, despite his evil portrayal, the audience typically sympathise with the creation because of they are privileged with his private thoughts, innocence, and exclusion from society. The creation is first portrayed with an innocence which only provides the reader with reason to like and pity the creation. The creation is innocent because he only pursues

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    Everyone has had a point in their child where they realize the world isn’t just “sunshine and rainbows”. The loss of innocence, the act of experiencing something that changes your perspective on life in a negative way. In the nonfiction book, “The shining” Danny Torrance is a symbol for the loss of innocence. Danny had a Traumatizing moment as child when Jack, Danny’s father, broke him arm because he was in a drunk rage. Danny also has an imaginary friend, Tony, who shows Danny his first couple of

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    of these adverse events, Liesel’s innocence was stolen from her. In The Book Thief, loss plays an essential role in developing characters, especially Liesel. After losing Werner, her brother, Liesel is plagued by

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    Loss of Innocence through Womanhood in The Grave Over an evening, Miranda ages through her loss of innocence and discovers her womanhood. In The Grave, Miranda’s loss of innocence is highlighted through the death and the discovery of her womanhood. The death of the grandmother results in Miranda’s loss of innocence due to it being the first real loss she’s faced, which sparks a cascade of losing her innocence throughout the story. Miranda’s loss of innocence is demonstrated through her eagerness

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    In the novel A Separate Peace, I think Gene does “kill” his innocence. I think Gene “killed” his innocence because he had let a lot of things take over him. Jealousy had helped Gene “kill” his innocence. One event that happened where jealously was present was the tree scene. Gene had bent his knees and had jounced the limb. After the limb was jounced, Finny lost his balance and fell onto the bank breaking his leg. During the event, Gene realizes that Finny never wanted to compete with Gene. He just

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    March 24, 2017 Loss of Innocence The characters in To Kill A Mockingbird and the people in our society don’t understand our world until they’ve experienced a loss of innocence. Growing up is a hard part of life. When people are younger, they’re naive and not aware of anything outside their home. When experiencing loss of innocence, people are more aware of right and wrong. People are beginning the rules and concepts of life. Experiencing a life lesson can lead to a loss of innocence. People are finally

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    Protection from a loss of innocence is what many adults strive for when trying to alienate their children from the harm within society. People are willing do almost anything to try and protect the innocence of children. The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, exemplifies this desire through the character of Holden Caulfield and the peculiar situations he is placed in throughout the novel. Many of these situations give rise to why the novel has become such a source of controversy. In

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