mojo84 wrote:TexasCajun wrote:At the end of my 9th grade year, I entered into the AP English program which required completing a summer reading list. IIRC I read 1984, Animal Farm, and Lord of the Flies that first summer. At the time (late 80s), Orwell's works were presented as anti-communist warnings. Lord of the Flies was a warning against mob mentality and the dangers of quasi-messianic figures.
Many will assume such a conservative reading list is no longer required in schools today. However, these were on my son's required reading list just three or four years ago. They are still required here.
And still required reading, today, in our high school English classes!