How Single Events Propel a Child from Innocence into Adulthood :: Childhood Adulthood Development Essays

How Single Events Propel a Child from Innocence into AdulthoodTo show how single events or experiences propel a shaver form innocenceinto adulthood, I shall use the following texts, Jane Eyre a novelby Charlotte Bront, The Flowers a succinct account by Alice Walker, TheStolen Party a short story by Liliana Heker, The Lesson a poem byEdward Lucie-Smith and finally Diana, Her True Story-In Her ownwords an autobiography by Andrew Morton.Childhood is a muddled condemnation where children are oblivious to what goeson in the surrounding environment, they think that everything is goodand safe and are just unaware of the reality. Children generally learnthe truth from their actions, parents, and sometimes it is a singleevent, which will be remembered from that moment on, to open theireyes to the real world. I am going to show how this change in a personoccurs in the texts above.Jane Eyre a novel by Charlotte Bront, the novel is written in thirdperson narrative, given form Janes point of view, giving the story avery honest, personal view on her life. Jane Eyre is about a younggirl of 10 years old called Jane she grows up as an deprive due to thedeath of her parents when she was a year old. She was sent to livewith her aunt in Gateshead. She is not accepted into the aunts familyand she is open to daily cruelty and neglect throughout her childhood.Near the beginning of the book Jane is sent to the Red Room this isto punish her giving behaviour. The experience of organism unfairly treated,is the first time she realises how unfair commonwealth and life can betowards her, because she is being punished for something her cousinstarted, by picking on her. fall back Abbot and Bessie already have a badopinion of Jane, and with this bad action she is open to the worstpunishment in her eyes possible, the Red room, and to make Jane moreafraid Miss Abbott says say your prayers, Miss Eyre, where you are byyourself, for if you dont repent something bad might be permitted tocome down the chimney and fetch you away, by saying this actuallybeing in the room has been made worse something more to be afraid of.Charlotte Bronts description of the red room is sombre, full ofdarkness and mystery, but to Jane a fright room, but this is mostdue to the talk about it previous to being in it. The room isdescribed with red being the main surrounding stimulate of the room,