Class 11 · English
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Key terms to remember
Rationalism
reasoning that replaces childlike faith, as when Hell and Heaven are doubted.
Hypocrisy
the gap between what adults preach about love and how they actually act.
Individuality
the discovery that one's mind and thoughts are truly one's own.
Innocence
the childlike purity that is lost in growing up and survives in an infant's face.
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