Cujo is centered around a family of three - a husband, a wife, and their four-year-old son. The story is partially about a family falling apart and the damages that result from it, but it all occurs in the midst of a ferocious dog attack. Cujo, a large dog, becomes infected with rabies after having been bitten by a bat. After two members of the family, Donna and her son Tad, drive up to the house of Cujo's owners to pick up their repaired car, they become trapped within their own vehicle after being attacked by the animal. They are trapped in the car for several days - trapped in the heat, trapped by Cujo, and trapped by fear.
* For a more detailed description of this book - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo
Cujo is one of the most challenged and banned books written by author Stephen King. It has faced challenges since 1985 and all the way to the early 2000s. It has faced challenges for varrying reasons such as the usage of rough language and explicit sex scenes, but also for the extreme violence and fear that the scenes instill. The death of a young child and the destruction of a family have been deemed harmful to the minds of some young students and has been banned for this reason as well.
* For more information on the bannings and challenges of this book - http://thecensorshipofstephenking.weebly.com/challengebanning-factors.html
Do you think that a book should be banned from a school setting because of these reasons? Many students are faced with the disassembly of their own families. Would it be unwise to expose them to materials that could hit so close to this painful subject at home?
* 5 points extra credit
mobin
ReplyDeleteIt's a book...for entertainment. If you don't like it...don't read it. No, I absolutely do not think a book should be banned for the reasons you stated.
ReplyDeleteBruh moment cujos a good book wut you talken about?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
ReplyDeleteBan it and fine Stephen King!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn’t recommend it for school-age children to read or to see the movie but it is the work of fiction and should not be banned. No book should be banned!
ReplyDeleteBooks, like theater movies, should have ratings to assist parents and educators in selecting age appropriate reading material for young children. Certain books should not be available to children who do not have the approval of their parents to check out or purchase. Parents should be the authority to decide which books and movies their child(ren) can read or view.
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