You just have to read this this or this While I think one person has a right to refuse to read something, I also think a great book is taking a bad rap and this could have been handled in a more respectful way for all involved. The assignment called for the completion of two out of three books listed. This student was not REQUIRED to read the book in the first place. Blah….I do not like censorship but I do believe she WAS ALREADY GIVEN A CHOICE.
And this further angers me because I love this book and think everyone should read it. What do you think? What if this was your teenager? I can only hope that my son will one day read this book. In fact I’d hand him a copy gladly. Perhaps I’m so very liberal that I would not hid reality or literature from my son because life is more real than any book. I believe that the worst things he’s learned in life have been on the “playground†and not from any fiction book. I don’t think this girl is ready for college.
I am sure that there are other things in that book that she could focus on and write her paper about – sheesh – if she doesn’t want to read it – if her parents don’t want her to read the sex parts – skip those parts – find something else to write about with the book and GET OVER IT – it really is not worth risking a failing grade for and it is certainly not worth such hub bub.
Calculus offends my moral sensibilities. Not going to do it.