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LeaLennon
Mrs.Butorac
English
14January2016
TheLossofInnocenceBringsMaturity
InMarigoldsastorybyEugeniaCollier,theauthormakesthemaincharacterLizabeth
changeherperspectivefromherexperiencesasachild.Lizabethmaderegretfuldecisionsthat
shedgobackonandfeelthechaoticemotionsofadolescence...(lines1415)Shechanged
frombeinganinnocentchildtobeingresponsibleandmorecontrolled.AsLizabethagesshecan
realizefromherexperiencesbetweenwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.Shebeginstorealize
throughoutthestorythatherchildhoodmindsetisfadingawayandshehasafeelingthat
somethingoldandfamiliarwasending,andsomethingunknownandthereforeterrifyingwas
beginning.(lines6061)Lizabethisreferencinghowherchildhoodisendingandheradulthood
isbeginningwhichisfullofresponsibilitythatshethinkssheisnotreadyfor.Lizabeth
understoodthatthelossofinnocenceisgoodsince,innocenceinvolvesanunseeingacceptance
ofthingsatfacevalue,anignoranceoftheareabelowthesurface.(lines296297)Being
innocentcancausetroublebutbylearningfromityoubecomemoremature.Lizabeths
childhoodexperiencesinthisstorycausesherchangeinperspective.Aperson'sperspectivecan
bechangedbytheoutcomeofevents.