Ordinary People | Threshold Literature: A Discussion of Ordinary People
In the following excerpt, Neuhaus gives an overview of the censorship challenges presented against Ordinary People, and offers responses to the objections commonly raised.
[When] a book like Ordinary People creates a fuss [because of censorship attempts], we need to make a case for it, to show that it will enrich its readers and enhance the educational environment instead of detracting from it. Can such a case be made? Of course, and a strong one. Once made, will it prevail? Well—it might or it might not. One would like to assume that the right to discretionary access carries with it the responsibility to make judgments based on a reasonably thorough consideration of a book's merits, not simply whimsy or bias However, no one seems to relish...
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