In literature, a summer filled with friendship and carelessness, where the world seemingly serves a child, portrays the essence of a “perfect” childhood. A superb example of this ideal situation is that of Scout Finch. Yet, when directly exposed to the rabid racism that infected her Alabama town, Scout began to stop selfishly viewing the world as pristine for all. Her childhood innocence began to fade. A similar experience with initiation into adulthood was that of Sylvia in Toni Cade Bambara’s “The…
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