I chose this image to reflect the theme of loss of innocence because there are many symbols in this picture that revolve around the idea of growing up. The major symbol in this picture are the two leafs. The smaller leaf symbolizes your childhood life, and the bigger leaf symbolizes your adult life after you leave your youth shell. In other words, as humans begin to grow and develop they gain more knowledge and experience with them and learn things in the world around them. The leafs in the image are a great example of this, as time passes by the baby leaves slowly start to grow into the bigger leaves similar to the ones around them. Also the thickness of the leaves reflects the amount of understanding and maturity gained after growing up into
