Why Is Go Ask Alice Banned

Go Ask Alice

Go Ask Alice should be taught in language arts curricula’s. Any piece of literature that pushes boundaries in school systems is then questioned whether or not it should be taught. Without this type of literature students would never be able to truly benefit from the quality of these extraordinary books. Commonly, books that have the potential to change student's perspectives are the ones that are banned; novels such as Go Ask Alice have the ability to benefit students. In today’s society kids experience much more extremes than ever before. Go Ask Alice covers the topics of experimenting with drugs, alcohol, and sex. Many parents and school administrators are outraged when they learn about this novel; afraid what it might
This allows kids to understand that everything revealed may not be wonderful when you use drugs or alcohol. That an individual goes through dark, horrifying and ugly times which can bring one to their lowest point. A child who is going through these experiences may realize that this depicts what they are dealing with as well and may not feel as lost. The book could even possibly stop a child from living such a dangerous lifestyle. Go Ask Alice shows the terror of drug use. When the character claims “Another day, another blow job. The fuzz has clamped down till the town is mother dry. If I don’t give Big Ass a blow he’ll cut off my supply” (96). This does not provoke a child to run out and give blow jobs for drugs this example only furthers to show a child that this reveals a disgusting
Go Ask Alice goes deeper to self value and discovering who the character is as a person. The novel goes into further depths of questioning a person’s morals as an individual, and what one is willing to compromise. The students may read about drugs, sex and alcohol but with the right education of the novel they will get a more in-depth idea of what novel really discusses. Banning the books that address ideas that parents’ do not agree with does not solve or hid the problems away. Comparing to the parents in the book how they at first did not acknowledge the protagonists problems she could have been saved earlier. What parents and school administrators need to realize that banning the books does not solve the problem. The issues that the book covers surround the kids from every other aspect of their lives, they will still be able to witness others using drugs or be involved themselves
They will still be able to have sex or know other kids who are sexually active themselves. Parents should address the issues and allow for understanding of what problems are out there for kids to come across. The book could be used as a tool for prevention stopping the students from living out the life that the protagonist unfortunately fell