The author of  "Darkness Too Visible," Megan Cox Gurden of the Wall Street Journal, wants us to think that there are too many crude themes in today's young adult literature. this idea is supported throughout the article with loaded words and quotations from real (live) people. The author is trying to say that the books people my age are reading have too many dark themes such as incest, rape, suicide, self-mutilation, pederasty, kidnapping, brutal beatings, and homicide.

     The author wants us to feel the way she feels, critically opposed to these themes. she shows this with loaded words such as rape and incest (I only took these out because they seem to be the most horrifying). These words are loaded words because they can spark an even bigger argument about the themes in young adult literature. She also uses quotes from the 46 year old mother of 3, Amy Freeman. Freeman says that she had popped into a bookstore to pick up her 13 year old daughter, but could not find anything that wasn't extremely terrifying. However, the author does not have the teen's opinions on this topic which is most heinous because the books she is talking about are marketed towards teenagers.

     I both disagree and agree with the author on this topic. I disagree with the fact that books have been banned for bad content, they can just censor the words, or rewrite a child friendly version. Also, she only lists the bad sides of books, there is not one single positive thing about a book in that article. However, I still agree with the fact that people my age should be reading something really dark, then again, we should be able to chose what we want to read.