... real world and how cruel it can be. Also, when he ultimately learns of the real world, he has been stripped of all he loves and his beautiful wife has lost her beauty. And finally, the Bible's statement is even further supported by a previous book, the Book of Genesis in which Adam and Eve are cast out of ... paradise after partaking of the Tree of Knowledge. Paralleling Adam and Eve's cast out of God's graces, the acquisition of wisdom and knowledge equals the loss of innocence. As one learns ... , the one must learn to adapt at the expense of innocence and virtue. The tragedy of such...

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