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Debate:Is Romeo and Juliet appropriate? (view source)
Revision as of 18:12, August 31, 2007
, 18:12, August 31, 2007literature can explore social issues
::::Wow, I simply cannot see how you could ban all those works from schools. The biggest lessons I learned from Othello, R&J, and Lord of the Flies is the ugly sides of human nature - and all three of the works express the tragedy that will result. No way that could be seen as promoting the acts depicted in the works. The death of Piggy didn't prompt me to push someone off a cliff - it's such a reinforcement that that was <i>wrong</i>! [[User:ATang|ATang]] 14:10, 31 August 2007 (EDT)
::::Wow, I simply cannot see how you could ban all those works from schools. The biggest lessons I learned from Othello, R&J, and Lord of the Flies is the ugly sides of human nature - and all three of the works express the tragedy that will result. No way that could be seen as promoting the acts depicted in the works. The death of Piggy didn't prompt me to push someone off a cliff - it's such a reinforcement that that was <i>wrong</i>! [[User:ATang|ATang]] 14:10, 31 August 2007 (EDT)
::Yes, I still shudder and look over my shoulder every time I put on my "specs". It was my revulsion to "peer violence" that led me to creating a strict "no hitting, no teasing" rule in my Sunday School years ago. William Golding made a lasting impression. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 14:12, 31 August 2007 (EDT)
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