David and Jonathan | Social Sensitivity
In David and Jonathan, Voigt has written a sophisticated book that deals with weighty problems. In such a book it is inevitable that there will be potentially sensitive areas. Topics which may be of interest to parents, teachers, and librarians: 1) The book includes a discussion of masturbation. 2) Henry has homoerotic and heteroerotic fantasies. 3) Jonathan's sister Enid and David have a sexual relationship which David discusses with Henry. 4) Vulgarities and curses are occasionally used. 5) There is frequent discussion of religion, including an instance in which the genitalia of...
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