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Philips Pullman Analysis Of Innocence

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Introduction about Philips Pullman’s life and works:
Philip Pullman is one of the most famous writers of the Norwich, England. He was born on19th of October 1946 in the place known as Norwich. He was the son of Audrey Avelyn Pullman Alfred Outram Pullman. His father was basically in the air force so he used to travel a lot. He travels to many countries and when he was in Australia, he explores his love with the writing. After completing his studies, he joined the most famous college of that time Exeter College, Oxford get aware of English for reading. He did numerous jobs of teaching to get experience. He also did many anomalous jobs and did not feel comfortable and moved back to Oxford for teaching experience properly. He also taught in …show more content…

These books have been honoured by several prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children 's Book Award, and (for The Amber Spyglass) the Whitbread Book of the Year Award the first time in the history of that prize that it was given to a children 's book” (Pullman, n.d).
Analysis of innocence by Philips Pullman:
Innocence is something that means something pure, entirely different from worldly harsh and bad behaviour and deeds. Generally, if you will talk about kids or children your whole mind and intention will move towards innocence. Every other person knows that children are innocent. There is the right and the strong bond or you may say that a strong and deep relationship of children with the innocence.
For instance, if you will talk about children the innocence will come back to back with the though and the idea behind your mind. Children are the most innocent creature of this universe.
Pullman’s preserving innocence and not to be preserved …show more content…

The book is written in a very creative way that whenever you will read it you will get enjoyment and something very interesting in it. Whenever children will read this book they will enjoy it by their own understanding. The more they will read it, they more they will take interest and when they will take interest they will automatically get something very impressive and inspired from them. They will react differently after reading it and understanding it properly. Eventually, there was an eleven to twelve years little sweet girl, named as Lyra Belacqua. She was a very innocent and pretty child. She had suffered a lot during the whole journey of her entire life. As she suffered a lot so she learn a lot from her sufferings, pains, tensions and problems accordingly. That time was very hard, tough and dark for her, but she fights back and learn to deal with the things according to the situation properly. According to the point of view of her innocence the great writer Philip Pullman in his book Northern Lights perceive the children’s innocence. He basically highlights the main ideas and the main frame of the children’s innocence in his novel. There were some critics who mainly criticize his works about the mentioning the innocence of the children

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