I honestly don't understand this. There is some bizarre dynamic out there now, that must have to do with the current generation of parents wanting to shield their children from...well, everything.
I read "Bridge to Terabithia" in elementary school as required reading. There was no counseling for us! (Oh, and I've heard no word on if that particular story is going to be altered by Disney for the movie...)
What about "Ol' Yeller?" "Where the Red Fern Grows?" "The Red Pony?"
All of these are stories that deal with death in one way or another. Granted, they didn't have the crazed fan base, or the extended series existence, that Harry Potter does. But the emotional investment is still there. We read, we cried, we processed it, we went on.
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Date: 2007-02-05 03:06 am (UTC)I read "Bridge to Terabithia" in elementary school as required reading. There was no counseling for us! (Oh, and I've heard no word on if that particular story is going to be altered by Disney for the movie...)
What about "Ol' Yeller?" "Where the Red Fern Grows?" "The Red Pony?"
All of these are stories that deal with death in one way or another. Granted, they didn't have the crazed fan base, or the extended series existence, that Harry Potter does. But the emotional investment is still there. We read, we cried, we processed it, we went on.