WHO HAS SEEN THE WIND Over the years there has always been a select minority of people who have had to grow up fast before they were ready, in order to survive. Who Has Seen The Wind by W.O. Mitchell is a novel based on the loss of innocence. The characters in the novel are forced to grow up and mature right before our eyes. They learn to deal with a variety of different …showed first 75 words of 1196 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1196 total…preschool period, the early school years at six and seven, the death of his father at ten, and the initiation into adulthood at twelve where he takes on his father's role and chooses a career." ( Who Has Seen the Wind: An Internet-web site source ) An innocent child who has grown up mentally at a young age may seek for fun and enjoyment later on in life because of the lack of it as a child.