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Primary-Initiative52 t1_jdwxpgh wrote
Reply to comment by Y_Brennan in Cancelled books? by FaithlessnessOdd9006
Thank you so much for this information! Unlike Charlotte, I quite liked The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
Primary-Initiative52 t1_jdwtv79 wrote
Reply to comment by Y_Brennan in Cancelled books? by FaithlessnessOdd9006
Wow, I had no idea! Was Anne still living/aware that Charlotte was doing this? Pretty bitchy move Charlotte.
Primary-Initiative52 t1_jdv3c4b wrote
Reply to comment by Y_Brennan in Cancelled books? by FaithlessnessOdd9006
The Tennant of Wildfell Hall was written by Anne Bronte, not Charlotte. Perhaps you meant though that Charlotte hated Anne's book and deliberately tried to bury it? Sorry if I misunderstood you.
Primary-Initiative52 t1_j2pgbm3 wrote
Reply to comment by LaskerEmanuel in Teaching philosophy in a children’s prison has shown me the meaning of anger | The arguments against imprisoning children are well established, yet still we lock up those who have been failed by Va3Victis
I never said that at all. I said the author "seems to be deliberately" using the word children instead of young offenders to promote a sympathetic response. I also never said that I thought this was a bad idea.
Primary-Initiative52 t1_j2nrzf4 wrote
Reply to comment by ranker2241 in Teaching philosophy in a children’s prison has shown me the meaning of anger | The arguments against imprisoning children are well established, yet still we lock up those who have been failed by Va3Victis
That would be a prison for young offenders, ages 13 to 17. Below 13 they don't (usually) go to prison, and above 17 they are adults. The author of the article seems to be deliberately using the word "children" instead of "young offenders" to promote a sympathetic response.
I don't see the author offering alternatives here. The sad fact is that children can be MONSTROUSLY violent...and yes, usually because they are poor, disenfranchised, uneducated (let's all please remember that schools are not equipped to deal with violet/recalcitrant students...you've got to be able to get along and function in a reasonable manner to be successful in school.) I wish the author would spell out their alternatives...make it plain, what do you suggest?
Primary-Initiative52 t1_j2f30n9 wrote
I read the book summer 2021 and really enjoyed it. First, I was just LMAO about how casually our main character was popping sleep-inducing drugs. Then that crazy "doctor" that she found, I also found hilarious. Deeper than that though...our main character is traumatized. Yes she is pretty, rich, privileged...and she acknowledges that and uses it...that's how she's able to quit her job and sleep (well, sort of) for a year. I surely don't think the author is recommending this as a course of treatment for depression at all...the author wrote a book of fiction.
Primary-Initiative52 t1_je5osp0 wrote
Reply to comment by PennilynnLott in Need some help from Jane Eyre fans... by poohfan
I am today years old when I found out the pronunciation dude's name....not SAINT JOHN the way any normal person would pronounce it, but "Sinjin." The fuck?