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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Read 'Native Son' and then imagine your typical teacher trying to discuss it with a class.
Black boy's abusive father leaves home, grows up poor, becomes a thief, gets a job as a driver for a rich white family, sexually assaults drunk daughter and accidentally strangles her so her parents don't find him fondling her, murders his girlfriend, and is then defended in court by the American communist party.
Its been a long time since I read the book but it might be a bit out of order.
What age should this book be read?
What type of teacher could lead a discussion?
Could you see where parents might be concerned?
Most of the time I think removing a book from the curriculum is pointless, but I think its perhaps the most minor issue we have to deal with in our education system.
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Ummmm, I think you misrepresent the events in the book a little bit, but no, I don't think we should hesitate to discuss the book
Native Son with high school age students.