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Warning: The Literary Canon Could Make Students Squirm
Should students about to read “The Great Gatsby” be forewarned about “a variety of scenes that reference gory, abusive and misogynistic violence,” as one Rutgers student proposed? Would any book that addresses racism — like “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” or “Things Fall Apart” — have to be preceded by a note of caution? Do sexual images from Greek mythology need to come with a viewer-beware label?
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These types of experiences are a form of stimulation to the mind. Revulsion to some idea could trigger a person to find a solution to what that person found offensive in their reading. This type of experience could be considered very important to the learning process and shouldn't be preceded by a "note of caution". Also, this kind of thing can be very subjective and could lead to all kinds of unexpected problems.