The article, “The Glass Castle, A Gritty Look Into Real Life…” by Corey Daniel discusses her opinion on why the book should not be banned. The book The Glass Castle is a memoir by Jeanette Walls that shows the heartbreaking battles she went through as a toddler to adolescent. Throughout high schools across America, this is a required reading for English classes. A board member/pediatrician at a school called for the banning of the book, as it is being labeled too offensive and sexually explicit for high school students to read. Daniel expresses throughout the article that those who oppose the book aren’t living in a realistic world. Life is not rainbows and sunshine all the time, there will be rainy days and, unfortunately, some just have more
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The primary problem I have with her belief is that Daniel is only looking at one side of the coin. She lists constantly throughout the article on how she praises the book for its gritty undertone telling her audience to go and buy the book feel more empowered and educated. In response to her viewpoint, I would like to tell her the saying it’s different strokes for different folks. Just because you feel the empowerment and growth from the dark memoir doesn’t mean everyone will. For example, Daniel says, “Any parent or adult who thinks that by a 15-year-old reading The Glass Castle they are being introduced to a new cuss word, I suggest for you to walk down the halls of a high school because it is a very enlightening, entertaining, and educating experience.” This can apply to certain high schools, but not all. There are many students in the high school scattered across the United States that are not psychologically ready to sympathize and empathize with Jeanette’s story. Perhaps some parents would not want their children to read the book as it could bring upsetting memories of relatives or new fears of the world to the reader. If the said thing were to happen, who would be blamed the immature reader, the parent, or the school system? In my opinion, the parents should be blamed. It is a parent’s responsibility to communicate with their child on the harsh forgiving and unforgiving …show more content…
She does bring a valid point that exposing yourself to reality sooner can allow you to grow more as an individual, but she needs to understand that not everyone moves at the same pace. If Daniel incorporated this aspect into her article I would have found it more agreeable and
The primary problem I have with her belief is that Daniel is only looking at one side of the coin. She lists constantly throughout the article on how she praises the book for its gritty undertone telling her audience to go and buy the book feel more empowered and educated. In response to her viewpoint, I would like to tell her the saying it’s different strokes for different folks. Just because you feel the empowerment and growth from the dark memoir doesn’t mean everyone will. For example, Daniel says, “Any parent or adult who thinks that by a 15-year-old reading The Glass Castle they are being introduced to a new cuss word, I suggest for you to walk down the halls of a high school because it is a very enlightening, entertaining, and educating experience.” This can apply to certain high schools, but not all. There are many students in the high school scattered across the United States that are not psychologically ready to sympathize and empathize with Jeanette’s story. Perhaps some parents would not want their children to read the book as it could bring upsetting memories of relatives or new fears of the world to the reader. If the said thing were to happen, who would be blamed the immature reader, the parent, or the school system? In my opinion, the parents should be blamed. It is a parent’s responsibility to communicate with their child on the harsh forgiving and unforgiving …show more content…
She does bring a valid point that exposing yourself to reality sooner can allow you to grow more as an individual, but she needs to understand that not everyone moves at the same pace. If Daniel incorporated this aspect into her article I would have found it more agreeable and