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Innocence In The Kite Runner

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As Sean Penn once said, "It's only in innocence that you find any kind of magic, any kind of courage." There is much innocence to be found throughout the world.

Innocence is a word most commonly associate with children, yet this is not the case when it comes to the movie Elf. Elf tells the story of one of santa's elves, Buddy, discovering his own human identity and embarking on a journey to find his biological father. Buddy often makes child-like remarks, such as when he says, "I just like to smile! Smiling's my favorite" (Elf). Since Buddy never grew up around humans, he still retains a sense of innocence. This innocence causes him to react to situations differently than those who are more mature. Buddy does not fully understand
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In the book The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, innocence can be found in several of the main characters. One such character is the servant Hassan, childhood friend of the main character, Amir. Hassan undergoes several tragedies throughout his lifetime. One such example is when he is raped. Years later, Amir receives a letter from Hassan and acknowledges that “It was written in Farsi. No dots were omitted, no crosses forgotten, no words blurred together – the handwriting was almost childlike in its neatness" (Hosseini 461). Hassan retains the innocence of his youth. Even after he has had terrible experiences, he still has an air of innocence about him. Another character who displays this trait is Hassan's son Sohrab. During an ordeal similar to what his father had gone thorough, Amir says, “He [the Talib] locked his arms around Sohrab's belly, rested his chin on the boy's shoulder. Sohrab looked down at his feet, but kept stealing shy, furtive glances at me” (Hosseini 593). These actions showcase Sohrab's inherent innocence. Sohrab is still young and holds onto his innocence in the midst of tragedy. All in all, innocence shows up frequently in literature, best shown by its widespread occurrence in The Kite

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