Collegiate Chronicles (1)

Loss of Innocence:

One final theme in Heynen’s short dark things in the world and that
stories in The One Room certain things have to be done
Schoolhouse is a loss of whether you like it or not.
innocence. The loss of innocence
is a large part of maturing while a Another story that relates to the
child is coming of age. Some loss of innocence The Insurance
stories include The First Adjustor. This story is about how
Half-Heifer, The Insurance an insurance adjuster comes to
Adjustor, and The Driver. the farm after a hail storm and
gives the farmers an appraisal on
As one students mentions “This what the insurance will reimburse
innocence can be hard to them for the damages. As stated
maintain in a farm setting. This is by a student “The Insurance
seen in the story “The First Adjustor is about how the boys
Half-Heifer” where a cow is giving within the book understand how
birth to two calves. One of the people have their own intentions
calves complicates the birthing that lead to other people not
process, and had to be cut to being able to trust them in any
pieces and pulled out from inside form of business or friendship. In
the cow. “This is obviously a very
gruesome scene for anyone. But 51
this is a part of living on a farm.
The boys watching have clearly
never seen this before. Seeing this
shows the boy how there are

Loss of Innocence:

this realization, the boys learn seeing how it had been destroyed
that the insurance adjustor does from the truck, “The boy looked
not trust anyone because of the close, looked at those eyes hard,
line of business he manages and how they were really out there,
due to his past experiences with almost an inch from the sockets”
people. To summarize their point (page 87). This story represents
the student finished by writing this theme because the boy had
“You can’t trust anybody anymore, never felt the type of loss that he
said the old man and walked felt when he lost his dog. He
away” (page 79). This quote learned what it means to lose
establishes just what the old man something important to him, ”Days
was teaching the young boys later, when he wasn’t crying, when
about life and the idea of trust the the shocks in his chest didn’t
boys never understood until after come at him anymore when he
this lesson.” least expected, when he no longer
got sullen to keep from crying in
One last story that relates to front of everybody, he thought
coming of age was The Driver. about the driver” (page 88).”
This story is about a truck that
was driving down the road when it These stories help represent how
struck and killed a dog in front of
the boy. As one student a loss of innocence is a major role
commented “The boy who owned
the dog felt terrible after getting a in coming of age and is important
good look at the dog and
for kids to learn life lessons about

life and society.

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Conclusion:

While doing this book review on Heynen’s work, our class was able
to learn about many important things such as the importance of
themes in writing. The themes that were displayed in this book were
curiosity, cruelty, and the loss of innocence that a child will encounter
as they grow and slowly realize that not everything is perfect in this
world. “The One Room Schoolhouse” is a great book for kids who are
trying to learn about how kids lived back before all of the luxuries that
we have today, and it’s just as good of a piece for adults who want to
reminisce about a simpler time in their lives.

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Multimedia Stories
and Surveys

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Coming Of Age Short Story
Themes in Multimedia:

Coming of Age Around the World is a collection
of short stories related to coming of age. We
chose some interesting stories from the book.

Closer

● The story ”Closer” relates to childhood coming of age because
many kids have to go through their first loss of relatives when they
are young. Amy lost her Uncle at a young age and had to cope with
that loss.

Tapka

● The story “Tapka” relates to the theme coming of age because the
young children had been forced to learn that terrible things happen
to innocent people and animals. They also realize that there are
consequences for what you do because after the dog is injured they
get in a lot of trouble with the owner of the dog, making the
children very upset

The Lost Child

● The story “The Lost Child” relates to the coming of age theme
because a child loses some of his innocence when he realizes that
outside factors such as cultural differences can end friendships and
separate people.

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The Shadow of War

● The story “The Shadow of War” relates to coming of age through

the young male character accepting what he witnesses. Telling
anyone would not have done anything so he kept it to himself. This
shows how the father knows what the soldiers have to do in order
to protect the country, while the young boys mind doesn’t. The
author's message to the reader is young minds should stay
innocent.

Aging

● Mistry’s fear of aging stems from the physical toll he sees it taking
on his parents as well as the sickness of his friend’s father. In
relation to coming of age, every child realises the reality of mortality
and aging in their own way and pace; it is a major factor in growing
up.

Nostalgia

● Mistry missing the dynamic of his family when he was younger, kite
running, playing cricket with his friends and father, and other Indian
traditions are all examples of his nostalgia for the past and the
realization that his childhood is fleeting. Today, we often miss the
fun activities of elementary school, or the things we used to do with
our family. In every coming of age, we recognise that part of our
childhood is gone and it is a hard realization to accept.

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Shadows on the Wall

● This had focused on the theme of effects of colonization,
decolonization, and apartheid. The struggle between the boy and
his father is the symbolic struggle between the indigenous people
of Africa and the white minority government. This story was so
powerful, that it was actually banned by the authorities for talking
about the psychological impact of colonization.. Many teens have to
deal with divorce or the loss of a parent; much like the boy. Many
teens also feel as though they are made invisible by adults. They
are ignored or berated for trying to speak out or be themselves.

Overall Themes of Coming Of Age:

● Dealing with loss
● Being forced to grow up early
● Struggling with changes
● The importance of relationships
● Transition to independence
● Understanding the many hardships in the

world
● Struggling to fit in
● Existing abhorrence deters the likelihood to live

in harmony

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Mental Health in College

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Now your response!

As a group, we would like to collectively thank the
readers for stopping by. It wasn't an easy project but
if we impacted just one student, it would’ve been
worth it! If any you have any questions/comments
please email Professor Maher at
[email protected] .
Stay Classy College students

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