re: #298 ralphieboy

She has a basic problem that stems from lack of basic education: the ability to discern fiction, science fiction, speculative fiction, science textbooks, history textbook, philosophical textbooks and religious scriptures.

She did not cop on that the book in itself is a criticism of the very points of view about “savages”, she has managed to find something to be upset and indignant about without being able to see the context in which it is presented.

it is scary that this is taken seriously.

Well I never read the book, but what came to my mind is Oliver Twist and the depiction of Fagin the Jew. I will tell you that hands-down, the movie with Ron Moody is at the top of my favorite lists, where Fagin is not depicted as a Jew at all, but has some, shall we say “ethic” stylings which come across as endearing as opposed to lecherous. However, if my child were given the book to read in school, I might object (I don’t know as it never actually came up). In fact, Dickens apologized for insulting Jews after he wrote it.