Then Again, Maybe I Won't

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In favor of the book, many people want it to be read by the public because not many authors have written about these controversial issue and most people are unaware of them and how it affects the youth. Schools are trying to get access to her award-winning books where they once wanted these books to be banned. “Public school trustees voted 5 to 2 Monday night to return to library shelves three books by an award-winning children’s writer that had been banned on the ground of sexual references and strong language.” (NY times) The main reason an author writes something is because people don’t realize it’s important enough for the society to know or mainly because the topic is challenged.

Ada juga yang tidak sreg dengan sikap pasif si protagonis, yang tidak bisa berbuat apa-apa sementara menyaksikan temannya melakukan aksi kejahatan kecil-kecilan. Well, bagi saya sih itu relatable sangat hahaha (*tawa kering). Saya pun teringat pada suatu video random di YouTube yang bisa ditelusuri dengan kata kunci " not doing anything is part of the problem". Anyway, si protagonis sesungguhnya mendapat "hukuman" atas sikap pasifnya ini. Ia kerap terserang sakit perut yang menurut dokter adalah akibat dari memendam konflik batin.Then again, Maybe I won’t was banned mainly because the information included came to known as age restricted. Most of Judy Blume’s books are at the top of the challenged/banned list because topics of her books mainly focuses on adultery issues. The book dealt with controversial topics such as sexuality, masturbation etc. These are the topics that a parent wouldn’t want their childrens to be reading about. But why? These same children are eventually going to be exposed to bad words, real truths, and changes in their life so, why not now? “These critics among them, parents, librarians, book reviewers, liberal and conservative groups, and other authors call her books shallow, simplistic, unchallenging, poorly written even pandering, salacious, and trashy.” (unknown) Then Again follows this genre of youth fiction from that era. Tony, the protagonist, and his family (not a terribly dysfunctional or broken family, though with plenty of room for improvement) move from their working class neighborhood in Jersey City to an upper-class area of Long Island after his dad becomes recognized as a genius and has all the money the family could possibly want, forever. Tony befriends the boy next door, who looks perfect on the surface but is actually a real jerk with the beginnings of some serious problems. Tony has his own problems, figuring out how to deal with his family and with his own adolescent development.

Novel ini cukup tipis, dengan gaya bahasa yang ringan (cocok bagi yang sedang belajar membaca dalam bahasa Inggris) dan sangat mengalir sehingga saya yang awalnya cuma mau meninjau malah keterusan mengikutinya sampai tuntas dalam beberapa jam saja. Reading from Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, he led the crowd in a rousing call of the classic line, ‘We must, we must, we must increase our bust!’ (Sara Antil) Judy Blume’s books are a way to let the readers know about unknown teenage issues that a person hardly thinks of. Her book faced challenges also because of the time period it was published in. The 70s era was not open to these ideas because the country was underdeveloped and had strict traditions and cultures which didn’t allow such things. This is the story of Tony Miglione, a thirteen year old boy from Jersey City. His family is used to living a modest lifestyle until his father sells an invention and makes quite a bit of money! The family moves to a Long Island town called Rosemont and discovers a lifestyle filled with all of life's creature comforts, and more! Grandma– Carmella's mother, who cannot speak after having her larynx removed due to cancer. She loves to cook, but was no longer permitted to do so after hiring their housekeeper, so she spends every day in her bedroom watching TV, depressed.But it wasn't just because I knew my parents wouldn't approve—it was also the general tone of Blume's books. I remember a lot of youth-focused books in that era were based in the real world and featured protagonists in urban settings (especially New York or New Jersey); in families that were in some way dysfunctional; enduring problems at school and navigating adolescence; dealing with class and race issues. I was growing up in a rural, agricultural small town in the Midwest, part of a loving family, and stories like these seemed to have nothing to do with me. Somehow my literary imagination didn't extend to putting myself into these settings. I didn't care for the slightly gritty, urban realism. Perhaps that's one reason I tended to choose fantasy stories for my childhood reading. Narnia, Prydain, and Middle-Earth were a lot more appealing to me than a present-day lower-middle-class neighborhood in New Jersey.