Dark Novels

 After reading both of the articles, I realized that both have some unquestionable points that I would agree on. Out of the two articles the one that I would have to agree more with is the one by Meghan Gurdon. The reason why I agree with her argument over Sherman Alexei's is because darkness to the extent that it is in right now should not be something a child reads in his or her spare time for entertainment. Note that I did not say that it is not something a child should read for healing or to obtain "weapons–in the form of words and ideas-that will help them fight their monsters." (Sherman Alexie) I cannot argue with that but what I could say is that reading these dark novels for entertainment can change a view point of the reader on crime and even spark some potentially dangerous behaviors. "Reading about homicide doesn't turn a man into a murderer; reading about cheating on exams won't make a kid break the honor code." (Meghan Gurdon) A child that is immersed in a dark novel can learn that some of these dark things are what life really is for many, but the truth is, it is not for most of us. Those who are fortunate enough to not have experienced the horrible things that are so vividly described in these books should not scar their own "happiness, moral development and tenderness of heart. Entertainment does not merely gratify taste, after all, but creates it." (Meghan Gurdon) What they should do instead is read something that is entertaining as well as morally uplifting.