I remember when my brother was at the tender age of three; his vocabulary ever expanding, and he had just learned a new word. On the plane from London to Belfast, he decided to exercise his right to freedom of speech; proceeding to kick the seat ahead of him, scream at the top of his lungs, amd swing his little legs in tempo with his song “asshole, asshole, asshole, asshole.” Obviously, his innocence prevented him from realizing just to the extent of the embarrassment, as well as hilarity this provided to my family, as well as a minor annoyance to the other passengers on the plane. Where he learnt this word, I will never know, although, due to the response it received, it quickly became his favorite.

Personally, I believe the photo labeled “innocence” portrays the theme: childhood innocence is evident in all walks of life.  The child in this photograph seems oblivious to his surroundings, and happy, when the frame around him seems solemn. He is just loving life, unaware of the situation unfolding before him. My eye was quickly drawn to the stereotypical “happy”” colors in his clothing, and his expression, over anything else in the photograph. This leading me to assume the prescense of innocence captured by the photographer. The massive amounts of white framing the child, also leads me to assume the presence of purity, and innocence. The focal point of the picture isn’t evident, it’s basically whatever your eye is drawn to first.

No matter what situation or location you may be in, children lack the experiences and knowledge to filter their thoughts and actions. They don’t recognize a needed shift in behavior to adapt to a specific situation; nor should they. A huge part of being a child is actually having the care and worry free innocence you lose as you grow up. Children aren’t equipped to deal with and comprehend the problems the world has, although, I do believe they should have some awareness. Children shouldn’t be in total darkness, they should have some sense of prepardness, but the world’s true and darkest colors should only be revealed when the child is ready, and stumbles upon it themselves.