The Loss Of Ones Innocence

Loss of Ones Innocence

The Outsiders

    Author note: This is about a young man who no longer can be free, but now has big responsibilities. Now he can barley do the things he wanted to do in life instead he has to take care of his brother.

    Everyone starts out innocent. But you won’t be innocent forever.

   

    Loss of innocence means “when a child is exposed to the harsh realities of the world, and it is not as perfect as he or she perceived it to be. Loss of innocence relates to mostly all the greasers, but if you noticed as you read the book it points more toward Darry. When Darry’s parents died in a terrible accident, Ponyboy, Soda-pop and Darry where going to be split apart from each other. The only way they could stay together was if they had somebody that would take Ponyboy and Soda in. Darry took his brothers in when he was 20 yr. old. Once he took them in he got very big parental responsibilities. He stopped doing football; he gave up college, even though that is what he always wanted to do. Darry had to get to jobs to be able to keep the house they were living in and feed Ponyboy and Soda and put clothes on their back. Darry had to make sure that Ponyboy and Soda stayed out of trouble. He also made sure that Ponyboy does well in school with his grades. When Darry went to high school he was well known. He was in multiple activates. He played sports in school. Darry was very popular in school. He was also a nice person, he treated other with respect. 

 

    Darry lost his innocence when his parents died; he was only 20 years old.