Entry 1: Passage: He tracked us back to the barn, I thought. We f*cked everything up. (108) Situation: They tried to pull off a prank involving firecrackers, but they traced it back to them. Analysis: They used curse words in the passage. Curse words are used pretty often in this book. They also talked about doing dangerous pranks that could be very dangerous. This could be challenged for the language and bad behavior aspects. Entry 2: Passage: “He loves weed, like Alaska loves sex.” the Colonel said. “This is a man who once constructed a bong using only the barrel of an air rifle, a ripe pear, and an eight-by-ten glossy photograph of Anna Kournikova…”(46) Situation: They were talking about a guy who is into doing drugs. They compared Alaska’s love for sex with his love for drugs. They talked about inappropriate topics(drugs,sex). This could have been challenged for the talk of drugs and drug paraphernalia. …show more content…
They talked about inappropriate topics(drugs,sex). They talked about drugs often in the book. This could have been challenged for the talk of drugs and drug paraphernalia. Entry 3:Passage: “Don’t you like porn?” she asked, smiling. “Um,” I answered. The truth was that I hadn’t seen much porn, but the idea of looking at porn with Alaska had a certain appeal. (85) Situation: In this passage alaska was with Miles. They were talking about porn. Analysis: This could be challenged. This could be challenged because it is sexual content. This could be too much for some readers especially young students. Sexual content shows up often in this