Mark Mathabane's article

I do agree with Mark Mathabane’s article because the things parents feel the things they think should be censored to them, could probably get to the teenage reader’s better than if the story didn’t have those types of things. Like Mathabane said in the article, “books aren’t written with comfort of readers in mind,” I agree with that completely. I bet authors don’t care what people will think when they write a book or an article whatever the case may be. Mathabane really seems to know what he is doing and he knows why he put all those things in his book. One of the reasons was because he wanted us to know the horrible events that took place in the apartheid. Parents can’t hide reality from there kids because of the world today and the media, so why try and censor it? Like Mathabone said, “Many students have connected powerfully with the story Kaffir Boy”. Without those events in the story, it wouldn’t make any difference from any other book about horrible events that took place unless there were things that reached the reader deeply. The Kaffir Boy probably wouldn’t have made a big impact without intense scenes. I also agree that censorship is not the solution, maybe in some movies but I don’t agree with censorship in books. In any case it is better to read about it then to see it played out. If honesty is what is scaring parents, then that makes all the reasons for their children to read the book and learn the truth instead of not knowing about it at all. Writing needs all sorts of things to get across the reader or to let out what you feel. The things you should probably include if it helps, is language, describe scenes, clarity, and directness.