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    suggest the loss of innocence in both of the texts. In “The Ruin” the author writes, “death took away all the sword-valiant men; the places of war became deserted places, a decayed city (lines 26-28).” This evidence supports the tone of desolation by personifying death, which emphasizes the emptiness that the speaker feels now that his kinsmen are gone. The theme of the loss of innocence

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    bigotry they held towards African Americans. Harper Lee's theme of loss of innocence is that everyone loses their innocence. It will happen. It could happen early in life or later. The main fact is, no one stays innocent and perfect their entire life and even the nicest, kindest person can lose their innocence and change to become entirely different.

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    childhood we are taught how to behave by parents or careers, and into adulthood, the structure of society keeps people civilized through the use of laws and order. The loss of innocence is a running theme in the novel, Lord of the Flies (1954), in which William Golding uncovers to be a natural factor. Golding does not portray loss of innocence as something that was acted on the boys, but rather resulted naturally from their increasing openness to the innate evil and savagery that has always existed within

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    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,

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    born in till reality checks in with us and takes away our innocence, just like that. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, she describes how moral values are created in the confrontation of good and the evil. Harper Lee understands that children are losing their innocence too shortly and are forced to make ethical choices and conclusions that with effect their whole lives. Throughout “To Kill a Mockingbird”, the biggest chances to innocence comes from Jem and Scout Finch, there family and people

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    rate or for different reasons. Regardless of each individual's circumstances, they all end up at the same finish line. In regards to losing one's innocence, to lose it implies one has "grown up". The characters of Nabokov’s novel, Lolita, Lucas’s film, American Graffiti, and Hawthorne’s short story, Young Goodman Brown, display how one may lose their innocence, regardless of their situation, wherein deceitfulness of the victim or corrupter, "awakening" or gained information, and corruption or immorality

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    Loss of innocence in ‘Jasper Jones’ helps us understand that everyone is forced to grow up, and not be so naïve. Throughout the novel Charlie experiences a progressive journey, and encounters numerous events in which a 13 year old boy shouldn’t be exposed too, and which change a persons life, and how they look at things. This is first evident when Jasper takes Charlie to Laura Wishart’s hanging body in this moment Charlie is capsulated into adulthood. He states “But I don’t turn back. I stay. I

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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.     At the start of Zootopia, Judy and her friends were in a play. Judy’s friends were presenting how in Zootopia any creature can grow up and become someone and have a career

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    by Markus Zusak, growing up and losing innocence are conveyed through the characters Liesel and Rudy through ever-changing circumstances and war. At the novel's beginning, Liesel loses her brother and mother as she can no longer stay with her. This was her first encounter with growing up and losing her innocence. For Rudy, he comes to understand that someone he idolizes is not acknowledged by his country. In short, Markus Zusak conveys the loss of innocence and growing up through changing circumstances

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    “In all our lives, there is a fall from innocence. A time after which, we are never the same.” In Yukio Mishima's “The Sound of Waves” readers follow Shinji and Hatsue’s love story and witness the people of Uta-jima, an isolated village in Japan, mature and grow. Shinji is a poor eighteen year old boy who fishes on the Taihei- maru, while Hatsue is an upper class pearl diver who has recently returned home. Due to their different statuses, their relationship is the center of gossip. Mishima uses characterization

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