Darkness too visible

       The article "Darkness Too Visible" by Megan Cox Gurden is about how young adult books are too inappropriate for young adult readers. Things like depression and murder are included in books aimed for teens. Some people believe that books with these themes and issues should not be a part of young adult fiction books. The author is trying to show that young adult books are tackling topics that may be less appropriate  for the targeted age group.

       The author wants to make the reader feel like the young adult books should be taken off the book shelves. The author used Amy Freeman, a mother of three, as an  example, she went to a book store the find a young adult book for her 13 year old daughter, but found nothing, "It was all vampires and suicide and self-mutilation, all this dark, dark stuff." (pg.1) To parents, these topics are thought of as bad and unwanted for their children. The author also goes on tho say that "...a careless young reader-or one who seeks out depravity-will find himself surrounded by images not of joy or beauty, but of damage, brutality and losses of the most horrendous kinds." (pg.1) Young adult books are portrayed as negative, gory, and gruesome. The author used her opinion on young adult books to try and persuade the reader to think negatively towards young adult books.

        The author views young adult books as negative. I believe that young adult books are readable to young readers. Readers are the ones who decide whether or not to read the books, so the readers are at fault if they find the book scary not the author of the book. These gory and somewhat nasty books may seem scary, but there is always something to take from them. They show the true nature of things and how to react to things like that if they happen in real life.