Analyzing Message in "Those kinds of books: religion and spirituality in young adult literature"

Embrace Religious Books

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My text has a clear message and purpose. I will elaborate upon what goals the author is trying to accomplish, what goals they definitely are not trying to accomplish, and how the author personalizes their message.

Relevant Goals

• Advocate for change
• The author wants to change the taboo on religious materials in school libraries
• Persuade an audience of something
• The author attempts to persuade the audience that religious / spiritual texts are key to the development of adolescents
• Inform the reader about a topic that is often misunderstood
• The author wants to dispel the notion that religious books in school should be banned, and seeks to show us what those books really look like

Irrelevant Goals

• Respond to a particular occasion or text
• This is written about an issue at large, not an event or text

Nuances and Layers

• Within a rigid / resistant system
• The author is arguing a point that goes against the majority of views of parents - the people who hold power over schools and how their children are educated