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Rose Colored Glasses In Shirley Jackson's Charles

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The appearance of young animals is deceptive to the naked eye. These young animals appear to be sweet and innocent when taken a glance at. However, these animals, much like children, do not know right from wrong, leading to destructive behavior. Although, the “rose colored glasses” that protect parent’s eyes give the the inability to picture their kid(s) misbehaving. This is represented in the short story “Charles” with the relationship between the mother and her son, Laurie. Therefore, Shirley Jackson wrote this to have the theme representing how children are not as innocent as they are seen in the eyes of their parents. Jackson brought this theme to life when she made Laurie create a fictional character who Laurie named Charles and portrayed

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