Which classics may fall out of favor in the future?
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Which classics may fall out of favor in the future?
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The intresting thing about this topic is not only are adult classics becoming obsolete, but children classics are as well. All over schools are banning books we once read. Claiming they premote bad behavor or insulting something or another. Banning books like The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein), Anne Frank's Diary (Anne Frank) and Winnie-the-Pooh (A.A Milne) is a shame. How can they ban Winnie-the-Pooh for being considered an insult to god. I remember reading these books and never being able to put them down. They provide imagination and adventure for young minds and shouldnt be banned because one miniscule detail may seem offensive to one. Then dont read it. Children reading these books dont realize those details, all they care about is the wonderdul jounrey their taken on.
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I agree. And won't miss it when it fizzles.gkgurley wrote: ↑29 May 2018, 11:36 I think we'll see Gone With the Wind disappear. The romanticism of the South is (and needs to) end, and as well written as the book is, there are a lot of problems. The movie is what has kept it in view because so many schools and classes have stopped teaching the book, but once fewer people see it and Rhett Butler isn't quoted as often, I think we'll see it fizzle out.
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I hope that happens soon. Replace it with The Wind Done Gone that is the story retold from Scarlett's half-sister and focuses on the perspective of the slaves. Still on my TBR pile, but I cannot wait to get it.Dael Reader wrote: ↑11 Jun 2018, 20:22I agree. And won't miss it when it fizzles.gkgurley wrote: ↑29 May 2018, 11:36 I think we'll see Gone With the Wind disappear. The romanticism of the South is (and needs to) end, and as well written as the book is, there are a lot of problems. The movie is what has kept it in view because so many schools and classes have stopped teaching the book, but once fewer people see it and Rhett Butler isn't quoted as often, I think we'll see it fizzle out.
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I agree, the book definitely painted a rosy picture of slavery in its heyday. And if I remember correctly, the book's treatment of freed slaves got much worse when the story entered the reformation era. If it is remembered, I hope it's remembered for that. If not, then that's for the best.gkgurley wrote: ↑29 May 2018, 11:36 I think we'll see Gone With the Wind disappear. The romanticism of the South is (and needs to) end, and as well written as the book is, there are a lot of problems. The movie is what has kept it in view because so many schools and classes have stopped teaching the book, but once fewer people see it and Rhett Butler isn't quoted as often, I think we'll see it fizzle out.
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Lil Reads wrote: ↑25 Jun 2018, 18:32I hope that happens soon. Replace it with The Wind Done Gone that is the story retold from Scarlett's half-sister and focuses on the perspective of the slaves. Still on my TBR pile, but I cannot wait to get it.Dael Reader wrote: ↑11 Jun 2018, 20:22I've never heard of this book! I'm adding it to my "to read" list right now.gkgurley wrote: ↑29 May 2018, 11:36 I think we'll see Gone With the Wind disappear. The romanticism of the South is (and needs to) end, and as well written as the book is, there are a lot of problems. The movie is what has kept it in view because so many schools and classes have stopped teaching the book, but once fewer people see it and Rhett Butler isn't quoted as often, I think we'll see it fizzle out.
I agree. And won't miss it when it fizzles.
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My answer was going to be Moby Dick. Again and again I keep hearing how people despise it, myself included.Dael Reader wrote: ↑11 Jun 2018, 20:25 I feel like Moby Dick should be on its way out. The only people I know who think it's worthwhile are the English profs who teach it.
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