The author of "Darkness To Visible", Megan Cox Gurdon, a Wall Street journalist, talks about how many young adult books are too inappropriate and if young adult readers should be reading those kind of books. The author address that many YA books are filled with murder, rape, sexual abuse, and other types of violence things that no one should be reading. This made lots of parents think about what types of books their teens are reading in school and at home. All in all, the author is trying to show us how frightening YA books are.
The author, Megan Cox Gurdon, used many crafts throughout the article to prove her point. She first starts the article with a narration of mother of three named Amy Freeman. Amy went to her local Barnes & Noble, to pick out a book for her 13 years old daughter but left the store empty handed. "Nothing, not a thing, that I could imagine giving my daughter. It was all vampires and suicide and self-mutilation, this dark, dark stuff." she states. Many parents would probably agree with Amy. The author then talks about many books such as "Go Ask Alice" , "The Marbury" , and "Rage" with very inappropriate language and devastated and terrified story plot. Megan Cox Gurdon also used may loaded words to express how inappropriate YA books are. She used words like "stomach-clenching", "grotesque", "horrendous", and "hyper violent", to describe the types of ideas that you'll find in YA books. To wrap it all up, the author want to fear many teens from reading YA books.
The author has a strong opinion on how YA books are. I believe that YA books are appropriate and safe to young adult readers. It's the readers choice to read or don't read YA books and any books that are inappropriate to them. If they choice to read an inappropriate book, it's their fault for reading it and finding out how violate it is. Sometimes, many readers can relate to the book that they are reading. The readers can sometimes learn from the struggles through the books. This can show them the ways and the struggles of their life. So which side are you choosing: continuing reading or banning YA books?
Great post Sky! I like how you quoted a lot! It really strengthened your argument.
ReplyDeleteI like how you said that it was the reader's fault for reading the book. Because it is! No one reads a book without at least looking at the blurb and deciding to read it.
ReplyDeleteGreat response. Good details about how the author used loaded words. I'm partially for banning, partially against
ReplyDeleteSky, this is an AMAZING response. I love you introduction because it really grabs the reader and makes them want to read more! I also loved how your body paragraph explained the crafting tools she used throughout the article! Great work!!!
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