Everyone is forced into adulthood sooner or later across the world and throughout all times humans face situations that force them to come of age. Most people above the age of twenty have a coming of age story or two in which innocence is lost through an obstacle or journey that changes the child’s perspective into someone who is wiser, forcing maturity. A girl of from a split home, grew up split between two lives one by the rules of her father and one by the rules of her mother. The divorce ripped the innocence from the little girl, she no longer could believe that everything in the world was wonderful and her journey began. She spent her life coping with the cards she has been dealt, growing up and maturing every week when she is forced to…show more content… Innocence is shown throughout Powaqqatsi, in one scene a young boy is gallivanting in the ocean naked. This is a great representation of innocence because the boy’s nudity shows how pure he is and how he is unaware of the “norms” of society. Being naked is also the simplest and purest state humans can be in, this is the state humans are born in. The young boy is also prancing happily in the ocean and this shows he is shielded from the evils around him and has yet to experience the corruption of the world. He is depicted as a blank slate, an innocent and pure boy who has been untouched by the cruel outside world. Another example of innocence in the movie is when two young boys are running around joyfully as their mothers are working hard, dragging giant stocks of wheat into a pile. These children laughing and playing represent innocence because they have yet to be exposed to the “adult world.” Instead of slaving away and working hard, like their mothers, they enjoy the simple life all children should experience. Innocence is also present in their laughter, this act is very simple, carefree, and pure. The fact that the children are laughing shows that they have not been exposed to the corruption of the world around them. The image of the naked boy in the ocean and the two boys carelessly laughing and playing is similar to what Holden Caulfield wants to…show more content… The turning point in Powaqqatsi is the few minutes where the train is shown. The progression of the trains speed and altering of its surroundings makes it a journey. As the train moves, it begins to accelerate until it’s going so fast it’s difficult to see. The journey from a natural lifestyle to industrialization is shown as the train covers the wildlife in the background consuming everything in it’s path and covering the old ways of the world. This can be compared to Holden’s outlook on life as his journey in New York City progresses, he shifts from the innocent ideas about his ability to save others and to be the catcher, to the notion that he can’t stop others from growing up and he stop himself either. Holden finds himself talking to Phoebe, his younger sister who he describes prior to this scene as naive and innocent, asks him what he likes because she finds him so pessimistic and can’t find anything good in the world to strive for, she’s pushing him because of his failure in school. When he simply replies “Allie,” their younger brother who passed away he can’t help but notice he is utterly fixated on the deaths he experienced as a child. He realizes he must grow up and face his fear of growing up. This moment for Holden is like the slow acceleration of the train, as the wheels turn faster and faster in his head about his necessity to
