tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post7160914655203021457..comments2023-12-23T19:32:16.381-07:00Comments on The Goat's Lunch Pail: Some Twains Shouldn't MeetLeah J. Utashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-19601531188500009792011-01-29T12:13:20.897-07:002011-01-29T12:13:20.897-07:00Well said, Leah...couldn't agree more.Well said, Leah...couldn't agree more.Cheryl Kohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04021319020150945676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-6570104731917928492011-01-14T07:19:13.876-07:002011-01-14T07:19:13.876-07:00Thank you, David.Thank you, David.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-90431678076881422072011-01-14T03:47:52.936-07:002011-01-14T03:47:52.936-07:00Well put, Leah.Well put, Leah.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-57642041083684331442011-01-13T17:20:41.697-07:002011-01-13T17:20:41.697-07:00I often wondered what "abridged" entaile...I often wondered what "abridged" entailed, Barbara. I refused to read them on the grounds that someone other than the author made the changes. I accidentally read the abridged version of Les Miserables. I was assured by the cover copy that all that was missing was 30 pages or so explaining some factory work or the like. I was still galled at myself for not noticing until I got the book home.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-86838168196314088432011-01-13T14:45:28.090-07:002011-01-13T14:45:28.090-07:00This is bound to happen with many other books. I s...This is bound to happen with many other books. I still recall the days when books were "abridged" so readers wouldn't be offended by language or topic within the text. It took some years before I was able to read the unabridged version of "The Magnus" and found the passage that was missing actually gave the proper meaning to the story as a whole. Too many passages that are removed leave huge gaps in the storyline.<br /><br />Mafk Twain wrote about life conditions as he saw them, and is a reflection of history at that time.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-22638856240088638912011-01-13T10:22:39.046-07:002011-01-13T10:22:39.046-07:00Ron, maybe.Ron, maybe.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-24503213594860447142011-01-13T10:22:05.908-07:002011-01-13T10:22:05.908-07:00Hilary, you make a compelling point, but I just ca...Hilary, you make a compelling point, but I just can't agree with you. Sure, they can always read the real version later, but the sanitized one will be first and it won't be the same.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-3094898548464076232011-01-13T10:01:08.520-07:002011-01-13T10:01:08.520-07:00Hard to get people to agree these days on which is...Hard to get people to agree these days on which is the lesser of two evils. Maybe that was always true.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-61421190661204723642011-01-12T23:09:34.302-07:002011-01-12T23:09:34.302-07:00I totally agree but if it's going to get the b...I totally agree but if it's going to get the book back into schools where it wouldn't be without that change, then that might be a good thing. <br /><br />My understanding is that this is only one version which is being altered.. for school use and that others will remain untouched. Hopefully educators will discuss what has been changed and why.. though for sure its impact would be weakened.<br /><br />I would like kids to continue to be exposed to the book. I would much prefer it remain intact but if that can't be so, I think it's the lesser of two evils - the worse being that they don't read it at all.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-14138811646886063242011-01-12T16:03:36.010-07:002011-01-12T16:03:36.010-07:00That's exactly it, Messymimi.That's exactly it, Messymimi.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-39561614668544095322011-01-12T13:56:37.397-07:002011-01-12T13:56:37.397-07:00Amen and Amen.
Read everything in the context of ...Amen and Amen.<br /><br />Read everything in the context of its time, audience, setting, etc.<br /><br />Twain didn't mean anything bad by the word. We should be offended by its use today, and not offended by its use when it wasn't a bad word to say.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-19809388373676787252011-01-12T11:04:53.771-07:002011-01-12T11:04:53.771-07:00What the PC people don't realize is that the c...What the PC people don't realize is that the children reading it are not going to start running around called people niggers because of a book. They will call them that if that is how they have been raised and changing a book isn't going to change that type of parent.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-19351659038896056752011-01-12T10:59:45.764-07:002011-01-12T10:59:45.764-07:00I also agree. The word used in that literature sh...I also agree. The word used in that literature should remain as written. Sanitizing books is not a good idea. It doesn't protect anyone.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-24844082272671738452011-01-12T10:52:02.740-07:002011-01-12T10:52:02.740-07:00Thank you, Cousin.Thank you, Cousin.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-27754086921064803172011-01-12T09:34:05.298-07:002011-01-12T09:34:05.298-07:00I agree one hundred percent. Twain's language ...I agree one hundred percent. Twain's language is the language of his time, whether it's politically correct in our time or not!the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.com