Bottacelli's "Loss of Innocence"

Innocence is the idea of being pure and naive and not yet jaded or tainted

You can't loose innocence in a sense that it's an object you can't find anymore but you can do or say something that makes you experienced or knowing.

One artistic technique that the artist used was the choice to show two differing sides next to the girl who was the main focus of the painting. I interpreted these sides as innocence and loss of innocence.
Another technique I the Bottacelli used was having the main girl turned slightly to the "loss of innocence" side, perhaps foreshadowing her choice?
The third technique was the choice of position of surroundings the main girl. For example Bottacelli placed her standing in a giant clam in the ocean. This places emphasis and importance on the girl herself. It allows the audience to see that she is the main focus of the painting.

"Don't You Want Me"

A man and a woman are dating and the woman leaves when she gets an economically secure perhaps from the man's doing.

The man is astonished that someone he's been with for so long could leave him, especially when he was there for her when her life wasn't that great.The woman wants to be independent and with her new job she wants a fresh start. She also thinks that landing her big job as an actress was her ability not her boyfriends.

This polarization of opinions is possible because when two people are in a conflicting situation a person is bound to think of themselves, and only see things from their point of view. It's hard to see things from another side when a person knows their right.

A real life example of this is when I was babysitting. When it comes to kids everything has to be a constant compromise. It was past the kid's bedtime and he wanted to keep watching T.V. so I told him that if he brushes his teeth and changes into his p.j.s then I would pause the show and he could watch ten more minutes of it.