Banned Book Week

I think banned book week was a great event for the school. The readings over the loud speaker attracted several students who admitted that they were not taking a literature class this semester. The exposure to literature that’s not normally read in our assignments was a refreshing peek to the dark side. Judging by the reactions from some of the students it was really an attention holder. I attended the kick off of Banned Book week and I was actually shocked by several things. First, “it was outside in the most highly traffic area on campus. I remember my brother asking me “is that chick getting raped.” I replied “yelp, and I think it’s her mother’s husband is doing it, “this was doing the reading of “The Bastard of Carolina.” Of course he lost interest after the rapping was over. But that’s a prime example of how literature can spark the interest of most readers. I was also shocked that it was allowed to be read on the loud speakers. This shows that administrators and teachers agreed with exposing students to this type of literature. I actually enjoyed hearing the readers. Banned book week was fun and in formative.