Ignorance In The Blue Bouquet By Octavio Paz

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What is innocence? Could it possibly be the ignorance of a being? Does it last forever, or is it just a fragile little angel, that is easily changed in the hands of life? In the short story ‘The Blue Bouquet’, Octavio Paz illustrates that the innocence of an individual can often causes them to be ignorant over advices of another until they live through the reality using symbols. The visitor in town was ignorant over the caution of danger given to him by the one-eyed taciturn fellow and went out during the night for a walk. His journey from innocence to experience is illustrated through the visitor’s expectation towards the town, and the harsh reality he had faced while taking a walk. The visitor was unaware of the dangers around him and that

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