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       On December 5th, Florida’s attorney general made a statement that public libraries were “a forum for government speech,” as opposed to “private (free) speech”. She made this point with the intention of allowing the government to remove any texts from the library that they wanted.     You must be happy (happier) now that you don’t live in Florida, but that’s not the reason why I bring this up. Book banning is becoming America’s new favorite past-time. If you still believe that literature is for dorks, look how much of a big deal it is becoming now. Half of the adult population hasn’t finished a book (for leisure purposes) in on average 23 years (source: ___), yet everyone still seems to have a stance on the book-banning phenomenon.     As an example, imagine the worst text you could possibly imagine. Something that is racist, sexist, offensive specifically to your kind of background, encouraging to its readers to commit crimes and dangerous ...

      In chapter 5, pg. 98 of Maus, Vladek is angry at Artie, who came by to check on him in the garage. Vladek uses invective language to criticize Artie, revealing how his trauma forces him to live within his past. When Artie first strikes up conversation with his father, Vladek responds vaguely, saying, “It’s always SOMETHING here I must do”, showing how Vladek’s mindset keeps himself busy, as opposed to Archie, who chooses to live his live as it goes, never in a rush. While Vladek is yelling at Archie over the phone on pg. 97, shown through the use of jagged speech bubbles, Archie is desperately waiting for Vladek to give up his ranting so that he can go back to sleep. When Vladek finally tells Archie he doesn’t need to come help him anymore, Archie looks happy and says “That’s great!”, as he isn’t the type to look for work like his father. Vladek’s unusually angry tone shows how he can’t accept living a peaceful life — everything must be work for him. Thus, it can be...