The varying religious and political views all aid in giving every person different social experiences. With these different views, everyone experiences life differently, and everyone has a different story to tell. Sometimes these stories are simple, other times they are more complex with different topics mixed in. Some stories are filled with experiences from like helping someone in need, others experiences involve violence. Some stories have romantic parts that are filled with lots of hand holding, while others have things that are definitely not hand holding. As the population grows, the demographic of the nation shifts. As this demographic shifts, so are the more prominent views of life. There are more stories to be told, and varying ways to tell these stories. According to Sarah Begley, “The shift seems to be linked to demographic changes in the country—and the political…show more content… As the demographic shifts there are more people willing to tell their story, and storytelling whether in a form such as a book, or any form is becoming more prominent. In these books, there are things that are still uncomfortable to many. This can be seen in a book like We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier. The book has been challenged in amy school districts and libraries for “profanity, violence, and the attempted rape at the beginning of the book, as well as the violent suicide attempt near the end of the novel”(Sova 285). The book gains so controversial that in September 2003 it “was pulled from classrooms in Baldwin City High School by the school superintendent” (Sova 286). But after much trials, the book was return to the curriculum in November 2003. Books like We All Fall Down bring into question what type of books are acceptable for students, especially those in high school. They beg the question of how much is too much for high school students and whether it’s okay to ban these
