不适合孩子们读的一本美国禁书

不适合孩子们读的一本美国禁书

 

这是我刚刚写的一个作业，供各位家长和英文爱好者参阅。

 

老师的要求：

Banned books:  WE #5  (9/1/2014)

Use the title of the banned book that you will be reading for class as the title of your reply.Here is a link to the books which have been banned/challenged--please choose a book from the last five years (from 2009 through 2013).

Banned Books 2009-2013

After you choose a book from the list, write a 5-7 sentence paragraph about why you are choosing this book. If you've already read it, tell about when/why you read it, and describe what you remember about the plot. If you have not read it, what interests you about this book? Why do you think the book has been challenged? In addition, describe your plans for getting this book, and how you will approach reading it. (check out Amazon reviews first,or read it cold with no information; take notes while you read, or after; tackle it over a weekend, or read in stages, etc.)

 

 

我的回答：

In American literature class, I read a non-fiction essay entitled “Superman and me” written by Sherman Alexie. I was shocked and also very impressed when I read his sentences in this essay, such as  “ I refused to fail. I was smart. I was arrogant. I was lucky”.  When I saw his book entitled “The absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” in the list of the banned books, I was very curious why his book was banned for four years in a row. Although the potential reasons for this banned book include offensive language, racism, sex education and violence as indicated in the banned book list, I would like to read this book by myself to figure out whether the above reasons make sense. I have never read this book before. Luckily, I already checked out this book from Miller Branch Library. I am planning to read this book as soon as possible. When I read, I will pay special attention to the languages the author used, racial issues, the plot development and any details that are not suited to the young readers. I will take notes when I read along and prepare for the written project for this banned book.