Innocence

Eve is depicted as eloquent and knowledgeable; however, it is suggested that Eve might enjoy the fruit simply “through expectation high of knowledge,” that she might have not enjoyed the fruit as passionately had it not been suggested. Eve’s lost innocence and naivety are once again invoked in the speaker’s declaration that she “knew not eating death.” Although she…

Salinger’s, though she prefers not to be remembered that way, and author, Joyce Maynard, has said, “The vision that emerges of Salinger’s relationships with women… is a bleak one, suggesting a man who spent his life fixated on a fantasy of youthful innocence while refusing to contend with the realities of day-to-day domestic love” (Dean). This point is supported very well not only by actions throughout his life, but in the way he wrote, from submissive female roles to encouraged…

what innocence is, that’s the definition that pops in most people’s heads. However, as is with most words in the English language, there are multiple definitions of a word that can come into play depending on the context it is being used. Robert Cormier’s After the First Death, is a prime example of how knowing the context behind the characters in the novel, gives a different side to innocence that isn’t as straightforward as simply being not guilty. This theme of the ambiguity of innocence is…

by child like innocence? If it is worth being blind than who will take the burden of blinding you? In Catcher In the Rye written by J.D Salinger we get to see Holden a depressed teen struggle to identify himself in the world that he hates but still wants to help by protecting the innocent ones. Through the course of the book we get to see his identity change as he encounters those who a seem to not have lost their innocence or those who understand the meaning of losing their innocence. Holden…

Innocence is the lack of experience with the world and the evils in life. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee suggest that innocence is an important factor in a child’s life that can easily be lost. Lee wrote a novel to talk about racial tensions as she tells the reader a story of the innocent Tom Robinson who is wrongly convicted of rape; her story is told through the eyes of the young and impressionable Scout Finch. The trial in the story shows how the most innocent people can be convicted of…

Accident. It wasn’t his weakness that had caused it-- it was an accident. The famous epic of Beowulf has transcended many moral values through time.The first monster Beowulf faces is Grendel, A great beast who devoured many human beings. Grendel is one of the antagonist of Beowulf, and we see him through the eyes of Beowulf and the Geats. Grendel portrays the inner thoughts and motives of Grendel, by letting the reader glimpse through his eyes. By looking at the battle between Beowulf and…

Prologue The day has come once again. May 6, the day that fifty-four people anonymously disappear without a trace. It is only a matter of time before the police and investigators find out why these people are going missing, but for now, one will only hope that they’ll be spared this year. Many say people just run away, or even worse, commit suicide. It always just happens on the same day every year. Why? Is a question everyone desires to know. We blame the government. We believe that they know…

To kill a mockingbird by Lee Harper you would think there is actual mockingbirds like the animal but no there isn't it is a symbol for how some people get treated for doing nothing or just minding their own business. The mockingbird symbol represents people who do nothing but either try and be helpful are so innocent to somethings they don't understand exactly what's going on. My first example of a person who is a mockingbird is Tom Robinson. He is a mocking bird because of the color of his…

dropping out of his boarding school, he travels back home and begins to spiral into a breakdown. Holden’s infatuation with protecting childhood innocence stems from the loss of his brother, Allie. Not being able to fulfill his wants to keep everyone around him “innocent” contributes to his eventual breakdown. Holden becomes obsessed with protecting the innocence of those around him and he spirals into a mental break down we realizing that he cannot keep everyone innocent forever. Holden’s…

“Innocence is thought charming because it offers delightful possibilities for exploitation.” -Mason Cooley This is the story of how I learned to be true to myself. This mesmerizing and unattainable woman was mine. Somehow, out of all the single minded girls and boys out there, she had chosen me. We’ll call this woman Jane. For the sake of my own sanity we’ll call her Jane. I had just turned fourteen years old and I was completely obsessed with myself and what other people thought about me. I…