GRIMMS, LAWRENCE AND BLUME
Stories in this unit, exhibit women in a position of power, who use the power of their sexuality or overcome an oppressive sexist situation, or just to free themselves and learn about themselves. They were banned because they reject the strict conservative view of sexuality and femininity.
FIRST: Introduce each writer and story and explain what is the gist of it? Choose a quote from each text that you think got the writer’s in “trouble”.
SECOND: provide a summary of the main points of contention that got the book banned. The summary should be at least five sentences. Include quotes. In quotation marks and IN TEXT Citations
THIRD: Think back to the ideas about censorship you learned about in the Stage 1 unit as an abuse of the power the dominant culture has over an individual. Think of the Harm Principle when it comes to sexual content. How these ideas help you engage with the banning of this text and writer?