Can anyone explain why those books were banned?
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Can anyone explain why those books were banned?
Yeah why are they being banned? I don't see the problem. They've let school libraries stock them for so long now it's kind of ridiculous to suddenly decide they shouldn't be.
I thought GTA was being blamed for all the world's problems now, wasn't the whole books of evil thing over a long time ago.
The Great Gatsby is one of, if not the worst supposed classic of American literature. Was I supposed to feel sorry for these people? I can't believe they make kids read that crap in high school.
The Great Gatsby was possibly the worst required reading book I had to endure in high school.
Wait. The Water is Wide was worse. Anyway, I did not like it.
And what the heck at the banned books? To Kill A Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were all required reading for me.
And Wrinke in Time is just <3.
I thought Jane Eyre was alright. Nothing great, but I read it without getting angry or falling asleep, so that's something.
Yeah, the events about Frodo taking twenty years to decide to go on the journey were annoying, but I found it generally MUCH more tolerable and interesting than say Heart of Darkness or The Red Badge Of Courage (which is THE SINGLE MOST BORING BOOK EVER)Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying Mullet
Lord of the Rings gets slow and boring at times too, especially early on during the Fellowship of the Ring.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crushed Hope
I stopped going to my English class last year about the time we started reading this book, so I only got to read the beginning, but the descriptions were absolutely amazing. There was one metaphor in there comparing the croaking of bullfrogs to a pipe organ. It was hands down the best use of language I have ever read, from any writer, ever. I'll agree that the book is boring, but it's still brilliant.
I had to read it last year. It was really easy to read, and I didn't find it boring or anything, but I don't like it anyways. It wasn't saying anything new or profound. I'm not quite sure why we had to read that.
And yeah those banned books were, or are, I should say, required reading for me. Still. So...yeah!
Well, there is some good that came out of this book. I can't believe ed didn't mention this, by the way.
Our band name, the Polo Ponys, came from this book.
Story: ed and I were in class together and our class was reading The Great Gatsby. It was one of those time waster days where the teacher had the class, along with himself, read outloud parts of the book in a vain effort to get everyone to pay attention to the story. Anyway, somewhere in that book they mentioned polo ponys. As soon as ed and I both heard these magical words, he both turned and looked eachother holding in massive laughter. Why? Because we both knew what each other was thinking without saying a single word to eachother. We both envisioned ponys playing water polo.
Anyway, when we made our first song a couple of years later (in 2000...this sotry takes place in 1998) one of us decided to give our band a name despite the fact that we didn't really plan on making more songs than our first song.
FUN FACT: ed and I got seperated in class because of this.
ANOTHER FUN FACT: When ed wrote his paper on the book, he named it, "Who to do".
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And yeah those banned books were, or are, I should say, required reading for me. Still. So...yeah!
WIIINSTOOON!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by theundeadhero
sorry, couldnt resist :p
but banned books suck, how can the banning of ideas be justified?
and the great gatsby, i havent read it, but i have heard good things about it :D
I echo most everyone else's sentiments, The Great Gatsby sucked.
Mullet wins for mentioning Steinbeck.
And as for the banned book list... are you kidding me? I suppose when everything is about test scores, the things that really matter in literature get thrown out the window.
Apparently some schools still have them?
Wow...A Wrinkle in Time got banned? I read that in thrid grade...independently, of course.
I hate the great crapsby
i had to do it in english last year, i found it boring and pointless :choc:
Jane Eyre is brilliant. One of my favourites from the Brontes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roogle
I loved The Great Gatsby -- it's an excellent book. I wish we would do it in English Lit, but alack. Gatsby was such an awesome fellow...it's a seriously brilliant book. One of my favourite classics. >=( This book ain't done justice by y'all. :( It's so poignant.
Also -- The Catcher in the Rye. :p Jesus, it was beautiful. I adored this book beyond belief.
I have never done To Kill A Mockingbird in English, and thank god, because while it's a great read and all, I think I'd want to stab myself in the throat if I had to analyse this. And I have done Of Mice and Men -- for two years running. There was one phase when I loathed this book and all it stood for, but I didn't do it justice then either. It actually is pretty darned amazing, when you think of everything Steinbeck put into it and depicted in it. Pretty. Darned. Ay-mazing.