loss of innocence

“Loss of Innocence” The essay, “Fourth of July”, was written by an African American female by the name of Andre Lorde. She divides the essay into two parts: her excitement about her family summer trip to Washington, D.C., in 1947 and the transition point in her life when she grows up due to racism. During this period of history in the United States, blacks and whites were treated differently in regards to education, economics, and …showed first 75 words of 450 total…

…showed last 75 words of 450 total…virgin mind when her family was asked to leave the store because of their color. When these new concepts were processed, feelings of rage and anger overwhelmed the little girl and the rest of the trip was ruined. Instead of being destructive with this negativity, Lorde decides to focus her anger towards the president of the U.S. in the form of a letter, showing how mature and grown up she actually is. ### ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**