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ERIC Number: EJ356603
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Tricks of the Text and Acts of Reading by Censors and Adolescents.
Bosmajian, Hamida
Children's Literature in Education, v18 n2 p89-96 Sum 1987
Reveals that both censors and adolescents interpret "Catcher in the Rye,""Go Ask Alice," and "A Hero Ain't Nothin But a Sandwich." Each group reacts only to certain subtexts (obscenity, sexuality, rebellion) rather than interacting with the books as a whole; thus misinterpretations are bound to continue. (SKC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Literary Criticism, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Strategies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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