What theme does "Lost Illusions" contain? What evidence from the poem supports this theme?

 "Lost Illusions" contains the theme of how the innocence of youth gives way to facing the reality of life. The narrator refers to the veils that shielded her from truth in her youth, but as she left the shelter of those veils, she came to know the sadness associated with reality. The speaker yearns to reclaim the veils that shielded her from the truths she has faced in as she has aged.

Explanation:

Exact answer from Edmentum. Hope this helps!

The theme that "Lost Illisions" contains is how children start out young and innocent but inevitably have to face the turht of reality and life. The narrator talks about veils that sheilded her from the actuality of life in her youth, but when she left the comfort and shelter of the veils she realized the true sadness and despair associated with reality. The speaker wants desperately to hide behind the veils that sheilded her in her youth once more.

Explanation:

Plato answer but re-worded. :)

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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