Subject: Re: Banned Books
From: Stephen Foskett (sfoskett@cassatt.Mass-USR.COM)
Date: Mon Mar 10 1997 - 10:40:11 GMT
Lisa M. Rabey wrote:
> But I love ferenhiet 451, and seriously, it would not surprise me if things
> did end up going that way in the near future.
I don't think Catcher was _widely_ banned, just banned more than many
other books. Not too many towns/schools really ban _any_ books. But
I'm sure that those that do wouldn't like Catcher!
I think one of the messages of Salinger's writing is permanance. "The
more things change..." and all that. Holden wanted to keep children
innocent, but he knew that they will always go off that cliff and always
have. He just wished there was some way to stop it.
Similarly, society will always try to ban books and hold back things
that they don't like. All the while, though, new works will keep
creeping in and the old ones won't seem so bad anymore...
Personally, "Catcher" and "Nine Stories" was required reading when I was
in High School (in the 80s), as was "F451", "Animal Farm", "Huck Finn",
and even the racier "Canturbury Tales". Some were only part of the
curriculum for "Advanced" classes, but they were there!
Stephen
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Stephen Foskett sfoskett@mass-usr.com
U.S. Robotics, Massachusetts R&D Lab
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