In high school, some of the books we read as a part of the curriculum included "Romeo and Juliet" (unrequited teenage love leads to suicide), "The Catcher in the Rye" (liberal use of profanity and portrayal of sexuality and teenage angst as it follows a 16 year old boy), "To Kill a Mockingbird" (Racism and lynchmobs), "Beloved" (slavery, violence, sexual abuse), "Hamlet" (more teenage angst which leads to multiple murders and suicides), "Lord of the Flies" (the perils and barbarism of human nature among 6-12 year old boys), "The Scarlet Letter" (ADULTERY!), "The Pearl" (which was actually for religion class, but explores the the very dark nature of the human spirit and how willingly people take advantage of those less fortunate than they) and finally "Fahrenheit 451" (this book covered just about every major theme: propaganda, censorship, knowledge vs. ignorance, religion and apathy), among many others I didn't list here. Is it because these books are really old and written by "well-known" and "famous" writers that they get the pass? While "Snow Falling on Ceders" was written a mere 12 years ago and therefor couldn't possibly hold any educational value? I would say that the scenes depicted in "Snow Falling on Ceders" are not any more graphic or violent than some of the books I've mentioned above/PDX Pup.

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