Essay Archive - They Shall Inherit the Earth: Loss of Innocence
They Shall Inherit the Earth: Loss of Innocence
At some point in life, we will all experience the loss of innocence.
This loss is not a choice but an eventuality. In the novel "They Shall
Inherit the Earth", Michael Aikenhead, Andrew Aikenhead and Dave Choate
have all experienced this loss of innocence in different ways, but mainly
through the perspective of others. Morley Callaghan in "They Shall Inherit
the Earth" demonstrates the loss of innocence through the actions and
conflicts between the characters in the novel.
Michael Aikenhead had always been an impulsive individual, even
while he was just a boy, and b....
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