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2007-06-04 10:14:25 · 3 answers · asked by Carolyn H 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
From http://plymouthlibrary.org/bbw.htm , Matilda was:
Retained on the shelves in the Grand Rapids school libraries (1993) but not allowed to be read in the elementary classrooms. Ten parents complained about the book, calling it offensive and "appalling in its disrespect for adult figures and children"
And from http://www.crossroad.to/text/articles/msm1196.html , titled "MATILDA SPELLS M-A-G-I-C" by Berit Kjos:
Matilda's message exposes today's upside-down values. Children learn that it's okay to punish mean parents and take revenge on tyrannical principals. Vandalism is good when the victim is bad. And magic--call it witch[c]raft if you will--is fun, empowering, kind, and commendable.
2007-06-04 11:14:40 · answer #1 · answered by georgetslc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It might be banned in some places because it promotes witchcraft (kind of like how Harry Potter has been banned in some places.). It doesn't really promote witchcraft, per se, but it shows conditions of witchcraft in the novel.
2007-06-04 17:19:23 · answer #2 · answered by iPhone Mike 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know that the mother is cheap and the dad is a thief...
2007-06-04 17:18:36 · answer #3 · answered by Primadonna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋