I felt the same way when I started reading the books for this class. Every book that I started made me feel sad. I do feel that there needs to be books like this to show students situations that are in the real world. Plus nothing that I have read compares to the things I have seen on television.
I agree with Carrie. The books we have read so far for this class have evoked feelings within me that were sad or sympathetic. The one that has touched me most was "13 Reasons Why". This book felt so real to me right from the beginning and the story engrossed me. Unfortunately, the book's story of suicide and bullying is something relevant in our teens today. Therefore, I believe these kinds of topics, though unsettling and sometimes hard to read, are necessary for students to see what happens in our world, no matter how disturbing.
Now that I think about it, the only book that had a happy story to it was the Mike Lupica book I read. The boy in the striped pajamas made me want to read more on the holocaust. "Maus", "When hitler stole my pink rabbit." However depressing, stories like these are needed to teach life lessons. They are hard topics to convey without some emotional attachment to the event, and stories give you a different perspective because you feel for the character.
I felt the same way when I started reading the books for this class. Every book that I started made me feel sad. I do feel that there needs to be books like this to show students situations that are in the real world. Plus nothing that I have read compares to the things I have seen on television.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Carrie. The books we have read so far for this class have evoked feelings within me that were sad or sympathetic. The one that has touched me most was "13 Reasons Why". This book felt so real to me right from the beginning and the story engrossed me. Unfortunately, the book's story of suicide and bullying is something relevant in our teens today. Therefore, I believe these kinds of topics, though unsettling and sometimes hard to read, are necessary for students to see what happens in our world, no matter how disturbing.
ReplyDeleteNow that I think about it, the only book that had a happy story to it was the Mike Lupica book I read. The boy in the striped pajamas made me want to read more on the holocaust. "Maus", "When hitler stole my pink rabbit." However depressing, stories like these are needed to teach life lessons. They are hard topics to convey without some emotional attachment to the event, and stories give you a different perspective because you feel for the character.
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