In the beginning of the novel,”After the first death”, right away, we notice that there are evil and cruel characters who do not mind hurting other people's lives. In the middle of all of the evil happening , many people lose their innocence. As a result of the cruel characters in the book, Raymond,Kate and Ben lose their innocence. For instance,one of the characters in the book who lost his innocence, was Raymond. He was a fat,respectful kid that always wanted to follow the rules. For example, on page,”107” the author states, “He tried to do things to make his mother and father proud of him.To make up for being late. He kept his room neat. He washed up good before eating. He did not eat candy except for at special times.” At the beginning