After reading the first 100 pages of “
IT”, it is blatantly clear why parents would be concerned about the content within these pages— before the end of chapter 3, the book has already tackled the issues of homophobia, anti-semitism, suicide, murder, alcohol abuse and more... That’s less than 1/10th of what’s in this 1100 page book! On top of that, these issues aren’t exactly tackled carefully or sweetly— King is extremely blunt in his writing, and it shows in this book. Every situation presented in the first few chapters is written with extremely realistic attention to detail, no sugarcoating. While this may be seen as too obscene for the eyes of young readers, it’s written this way for a reason; there’s no sugarcoating in the real world either! I’ve compiled a list of questions that I will try to answer along my journey through Derry, which will hopefully help me justify the violently honest style of the novel.
1.) When did Stephen King write this novel? What was happening around that time? What current events could have inspired him to write “IT”?
2.) Why does King choose to display the darkest, most realistic side of the world? What is the purpose of writing such a violent, vulgar and bluntly honest text?
3.) Are certain topics in literature banned more often than others? Why?
These three inquiry questions are effective and meaningful because they are effective to the research.I would say that the second question will produce the most information because it asks key questions that are relevant to the meaning behind the book. Another possible question could be why was Stephen King interested in this topic? What was his motives to write this book?
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