You read Lord of the Flies in 6th grade? That is pretty shocking. I can only imagine what books you were reading in high school. However I am very impressed that you read that in sixth grade! You could be brilliant...I am not. lol. I went to a Catholic High School that was pretty good. Maybe the one book might not have been the greatest example.
I dunno, most of what you mentioned I read in high school, but lord of the flies I distinctly remember reading in catholic grade school 6th grade.
I don’t think I’m brilliant, in fact just the opposite, just was kind of shocked that that book was 10th grade material. Beowolf, 1984, and Shakespears I recall reading in HS.. couldn’t tell you which grades... LOTF though was definately gradeschool when I read it.
You are right though that busybodies would ban nearly everything today if they could. While gratuitous sex and violence don’t have much place in required literature, to say that anything that someone remotely finds offensive should be banned is nuts.
Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer should be required reading, Injin Joe and Nigger Jim and all. Why there are people who think the truth of times in past should be whitewashed is beyond me.
And on an unrelated note Disney needs to Free Uncle Remus.