In the novel "Jurassic Park" there are multiple occasions that lead to the loss of innocence of a young boy. That boy goes by the name of Tim Murphy. His grandfather John Hammond runs the Hammond foundation, he loves dinosaurs, and is quite intelligent for an 11 year old.
Tim Murphy is a good example of loss of innocence because of the several different situations he goes through in the novel and also because of his back story. For example we know from the description in the novel that Tim's parents are going through a divorce and that he has a family structure that is beginning to crumble.Because of this he looks up to Alan Grant as a father figure. Alan Grant is a paleontologist that Tim has read works of and looks up to and admires. Also throughout the novel Lex often points out that Tim and his father have opposite interests. Their father being a big fan of sports doesn't understand his interest in dinosaurs and favors Lex over Tim because of Lex's interests in athletics. Finally the biggest loss of innocence throughout the whole novel is when Tim, Lex, and Dr. Grant are being chased by a tyrannosaurs. I would be terrified at 16 and I'm clueless when it comes to dinosaurs. I could hardly imagine being in that situation at age 11 and knowing everything that they might do to you. Although they survived that had to have changed his life and stolen away his innocence.
Throughout the novel Tim lost his innocence in many different ways. Weather it was through the divorce of his parents or the surrogate parenting of Dr. Grant or from the the chase. Tim always found a way to lose his innocence just as the catch phrase says life finds a way.
Tim Murphy is a good example of loss of innocence because of the several different situations he goes through in the novel and also because of his back story. For example we know from the description in the novel that Tim's parents are going through a divorce and that he has a family structure that is beginning to crumble.Because of this he looks up to Alan Grant as a father figure. Alan Grant is a paleontologist that Tim has read works of and looks up to and admires. Also throughout the novel Lex often points out that Tim and his father have opposite interests. Their father being a big fan of sports doesn't understand his interest in dinosaurs and favors Lex over Tim because of Lex's interests in athletics. Finally the biggest loss of innocence throughout the whole novel is when Tim, Lex, and Dr. Grant are being chased by a tyrannosaurs. I would be terrified at 16 and I'm clueless when it comes to dinosaurs. I could hardly imagine being in that situation at age 11 and knowing everything that they might do to you. Although they survived that had to have changed his life and stolen away his innocence.
Throughout the novel Tim lost his innocence in many different ways. Weather it was through the divorce of his parents or the surrogate parenting of Dr. Grant or from the the chase. Tim always found a way to lose his innocence just as the catch phrase says life finds a way.