Posted on 12/08/2013 6:53:26 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Also written by a card-carrying communist.
“I can’t think of a single Steinbeck work that wasn’t depressing. Not one of them has the slightest sense of hope or redemption.”
Of Mice and Men?
Grapes of Wrath is absolutely beautiful.
Wright broke with the party later on.
does it have a happy ending?
Carlson kills the dog, The woman (Candy's wife) dies by Lennie's hand, Lennie is killed by his best friend George.
Not a lot of hope there.
That’s how you judge if Literature is good or not?
Here’s a good standard:
Gal 5
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
I would put this in the litter box.
what you are supposed to depress your kids by having them read crap?
i want kids to develop character
when they are in college they can read the crap by destructive writers to explore what is a good idea and what is a bad idea
So anything with a sad ending is crap? Hamlet? Oedipus Rex?
I thin they were what inspired the Satanic dreams I had while reading them.
Is that just a reaction to any kind of magic based fantasy?
Should kids not be allowed to read Trotsky or Marx?
Reading is not totally good. That is a empty statement.
There are things that are horrific out there that no child should be reading. A number of people “went bad” after reading Marx, Engles, Trotsky.
Learning judgment and discernment is just as important as reading.
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Should kids not be allowed to read Trotsky or Marx?
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Of course not. Children are bent the way they are influenced and that is not something to influence one’s child with at an early age.
A man ran a mental institution, he would not permit his children on the property until they were 16. Because if they were young they would would not know any better than to imitate the residents, when they were older they were more intellectually and emotionally developed and able to withstand bizarre influences.
So children IMO should read things that inform, strengthen, and develop worldview. Should they read about the RESULTS of Marx and Trotsky? Absolutely. The right book at the right time.
You rarely hear people say, "at least they're watching TV!" because watching TV isn't inherently good.
And neither is reading. Content matters.
(Read "The Brothers Karamazov," and throw the rest of your books away.)
You do realize that kids will find a way to read things even if you oppose it. I think it is better to let them read anything they wish to read and then discuss what they are reading with them, if possible.
You cannot stop them, so let them explore. If you have given them a good foundation they will usually turn out fine. If they don’t, it won’t be what they read that leads them astray.
Some kids read the Bible. Most turn out fine. Some do not.
how about the list of 100 books an educated person must read.
things like illiad, oddessy, plato’s republic, the prince, and so on...
Movies don't do epic themes well. The many aspects of love are actually the fundamental premise behind the Harry Potter series, and it's the power of love that lets the good guys win in the end.
"Crypto-Marxist", indeed. It could have been written by Barack Obama. Or perhaps ghost-written by Bill Ayers.
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