October 25, 2012 ("Loss of Innocence")

• innocence- not having experienced enough to be well aware of how things work and their consequences

You can lose something that's not tangible because you no longer have that characteristic. If you no longer can be described that way, you lose it. You lose your innocence by gaining knowledge and experience.

1) One thing in Botacelli's "Loss of Innocence" that symbolizes losing innocence is the mother trying to put a blanket over her, because she is no longer innocent and is out in the open, so she needs to be covered up.

2) A second thing in "Loss of Innocence" that symbolizes losing innocence is the clam opening. This is because she is no longer covered by the shell of innocence, and it has opened and she came out.

3) A third thing in "Loss of Innocence" that symbolizes losing innocence is that she is trying to cover herself up. She has lost her innocence and now she is attempting to regain it, to no avail.