Zoe is reading Uncle Toms Cabin. I had no idea the book had ever been banned. Interesting. as much a socio-historical reference as it is a work of fiction. It offers a snapshot in time of a period of great change in not just American history, but in human history. The terms, dialogue, stereotypes, and situations were very real. To be so guilt-ridden over those dark chapters that one resorts to revisionist history is a slap in the face of all those who fought so bravely, on both sides. It is intellectually irresponsible to perform surgery on something that is in perfect health. I am again reminded of Sean Connery’s classic dialogue from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Colonel Vogel: What does the diary tell you that it doesn’t tell us? Henry Jones: It tells me that goose-stepping morons like yourself should try reading books instead of burning them. History exists so that we can learn from our mistakes, not hide from them out of some sense of shame, or outdated fear of change. The only constant in life is change. bannedbooks.world.edu/2011/03/06/banned-book-awareness-uncle-toms-cabin-harriet-beecher-stowe/
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