Innocence

What is the delineation between guilt and innocence? Most people would say that if one is guilty, then one has done something wrong, and if one is innocent one has not. In truth, it is not quite this simple. Steve Harmon is a prime example of this phenomenon. While he may have made some mistakes, he did not make the one he is on trial for. Steve Harmon is innocent of felony murder because he did not pull the trigger, people lie to get what they want, and there is always reasonable doubt.…

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton is a novel about the lavish lifestyles, and social nuances of New York’s elite during The Gilded Age. While the novel gives a facade of hope and achievement, it is actually about failure and despair. The characters face many challenges, Newland Archer is in despair about his world and his future, Countess Olenska is in despair about being trapped in her marriage, and Archer and Ellen both fail at being with the person they truly love, each other. Archer…

another naive, innocent 9 year old boy. The difference is that he is a Jewish boy and a prisoner in the camp. Due to their naiveté, both characters have said many things throughout the book that the reader knows is ironic, but also reflects their innocence throughout the book. For example, Bruno says that the people on the other side of the fence are lucky because they are always “having fun”, or when Gretel says that she is “all grown…

having innocence and how growing up you start to lose your innocence. When you first have your innocence you think the world is perfect and you see it through a black and white lense.However when you lose your innocence you start to notice the hardships people start to go through in life, and you start to notice that the world is not just black and white it has many other colors waiting to be discovered. I started my portfolio with a haiku, that sets up childhood. Then I put a poem on Innocence,…

physical forms through his main character, Candy. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the character of Candy, who becomes a symbol of fragile innocence as well as represents grim realities that come with age or disability within the framework of the American dream,…

The Modern Myth of Innocence The poem “The Myth of Innocence” by Louise Glück, is one that brilliantly transcends the test of time and holds a brilliant message that resonates with people in modern times. The main theme of this poem is maturing, and in Persephone’s case she is immediately thrown into the life of a woman rather than a girl. This poem was written as a metaphor for the process of growing up, and almost seems to expertly predict the future by metaphorically describing the behavior…

There is no doubt that Oedipus killed his father, but does that mean that he is guilty of the crime of murder? The tragedy Oedipus Rex by Sophocles tells the riveting tale of King Oedipus of Thebes who discovered how little of his life he can control. A devastating plague comes to in Thebes leadings to an investigation into the murder of the previous King, Laϊos. The investigation reveals that Oedipus killed Laϊos without he knowledge that who he killed was Laϊos, his father. By doing so Oedipus…

in an affirmative tone, whereas Plath conveys positivity in a more obscure way resulting the tone to be more mysterious and perplexing. Furthermore, the poem ‘Once upon a time’ by Gabriel Okara comments on society’s hypocrisy in contrast to the innocence that is deeply embedded in the infant. In a similar way, ‘Piano’ by D.H. Lawrence also uncovers how the adult’s world contrasts with the innocent childhood. On the other hand, ‘Infant Sorrow’ by William Blake,…

look back at it. In order to explore themes such as remembrance and childhood, it is crucial to consider linguistic features and the communications of emotions or feelings such as warmth. It is believed that copious poems all portray the subject of innocence of the younger; poems including ‘Prayer Before Birth’, ‘Half Past Two’, ‘Piano’ and ‘Hide And Seek’ are no exception to being exemplars of poems which typify the theme of remembrance and childhood, which could be further supported by the…

In the first version of “The Chimney Sweeper” from the Songs of Innocence, the boy is having to become a chimney sweeper because it is a necessity. The child says, “When my mother died I was very young, and my father sold me” (1459). During this time, child labor was very popular, and his father sold him because they were in poverty. The second version of “The Chimney Sweeper” the child was more than likely forced to do the job because his parents made him. The child’s parent is very alive…