Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of selfdestructive. The letters speak of depression and cutting, drug abuse and sex, music and poetry. Sep 29, 2015 the anonymous diarist in the 1971 book go ask alice is just a normal 15yearold girl dealing with crushes, friendships, a new move and body image. Jul 03, 2014 go ask alice was published anonymously in 1971, but in the last two decades, it still lives in the top 25 most frequently banned books, according to the american library association. Rights and availability this title can be licensed and sold throughout the world. Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. Go ask alicejays journal anonymous diaries 9781442423107. Alice asks her mother for help, sewing a dress together for a christmas party to which shes been invited. The book was filled with the diary of a teenager who was given a drink laced with lsd and from then on entered the world of drugs. This is almost the only happy thing in alice s life.
Yesterday i remember thinking i was the happiest person in the whole earth, in the whole galaxy, in all of. The most messed up excerpts from go ask alice ranker. But when she attends a party and drinks a soda laced with lsd, she begins a drawnout addiction to drugs that slowly but brutally takes over her life. This book presents itself as a diary, written over a period of about two years, by a girl in her midteens. Explain in detail how the lyrics of the song parallel the story. This book presents itself as a diary, written over a period of. Beth is going to fix me up on a blind date with a nice jewish boy to quote her mother. This study guide consists of approximately 52 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of go ask alice. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction.
Oct 03, 2016 go ask alice has been around for decades, and is even being used as reading material in high schools. When she saw that i was reading it, she looked at me a moment, then said something along the lines of. This is an excerpt from go ask alice, which recounts her first experience with lsd. This article is more than 4 years old onehundredand fifty years after alice fell down the rabbit hole, we look again at alice in wonderland, and the. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide go ask alice. Richie and ted are not listed in the phone directory, which relieves alice. Go ask alice is based on an actual diary of a fifteenyear old drug user. Go ask alice is based on the actual diary of a fifteenyearold drug user.
Most leaders dont even know the game they are in simon sinek at live2lead 2016 duration. The narrator is never named, but were going to go ahead and hop on the bandwagon of people who call her alice based off the title. Jays journal was also a good read, although i didnt connect with it as well as go ask alice. But those of you old enough to remember the latter portion of the 70s might remember that beatrice sparks, the editor of go ask alice, also edited a bunch of other alarmist books aimed at teens, all supposedly taken from teenagers diaries.
Nov 20, 2003 based on a 15yearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction. Both chris and alice decide to go to san francisco thinking that moving to a different place is going to help them with quitting their addiction and habits towards drugs, alcohol, and sex. It started when she was served a soft drink laced with lsd in a da. Aug 24, 2014 first video, so sorry for all the editing mistakes. As such, we hope it will provide insights into the increasingly complicated world in which we live. Book of answers is published and the site gets an overhaul and updated look go ask alice. I didnt read it until i was working at frederick county middle though as a teacher. D espite the popularity of go ask alice, the mystery of the diarists identity has never been truly solved, and none of her relatives have ever come forward to claim a share of the royalties. Novel versus the movie adaption of go ask alice essay cram.
A book report on go ask alice english literature essay. The title go ask alice was taken from a 1967 jefferson airplane song called white rabbit. Alice and the true story behind a popular fantasy on point. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks goodreads share book. Yet it was originally promoted as nonfiction, its still sold as by anonymous and the copy i have has this is alices true story on the cover plus the blurb on the back, the foreword and the psychologists comment at the back everything is still packaged to make out this is nonfiction. Someone plants a joint in alice s purse, and she leaves school to go to his office. The book go ask alice was the reallife diary of a teenage girl.
Based on a 15yearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction. I think this book writes in a interesting way while it teaches us a life lesson by expressing in diary form. For 35 years, this acclaimed, bestselling firstperson account of a teenage girls harrowing descent into the nightmarish world of drugs has left an indelible mark on generations of teen readers. It was reported as unsold and destroyed to the publisher and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this stripped book. It is not a definitive statement on the middleclass, teenage drug world. Contains an excerpt of the companion diary jays journal p. Lyrics in the song white rabbit by the band jefferson airplane 2. Go ask alice by anonymous if you purchased this book without a cover you should be aware that this book is stolen property. Im an advocate for banned stories that teach difficult lessons the easier way, and go ask alice definitely falls into this category. Review by richard gage, struthers high school, struthers, ohio excellent script with a great message. Some of the recurring reasons for it being banned are language, sexual content, and drug use. Be sure to give several specific examples from the text and the song. If you purchased this book without a cover you should be aware that this book is stolen property.
Go ask alice was published anonymously in 1971, but in the last two decades, it still lives in the top 25 most frequently banned books, according to the american library association. In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage. If youre looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our weekly recommendation thread, suggested reading page, or ask in rsuggestmeabook. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage girls all over america. Go ask alice was first published in 1971 and has since become one of the most banned books of all time.
Get answers to all those sex questions youre too embarrassed to ask in personlearn how to spice up your. Her experiences have desensitized her to just about everything, so now sex is no longer some magical. This is my second read of go ask alice, and i loved it just as much the second time around. Go ask alice is a reference to a jefferson airplane song called white rabbit, which alludes to rampant hallucinogenic drug use in lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage indepth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Go ask alice ebook arapahoe libraries bibliocommons. At one concert, ogre told her that he saved all her letters and one day would return them.
Adult high schoolwhen she was 17, siana wrote a series of letters to punk rocker ogre, the front man of the 80s band skinny puppy. Originally sold as the real diary of an actual teenager, go ask alice is the fauxmemoir of a 15yearold girl whose life is dominated by her drug problems. The book was filled with the diary of a teenager who was given a drink laced with. The queries are representative of those emailed by anonymous visitors to the go ask alice web site. It was simple to stage, yet the action carries the plays powerful theme. The diary begins right before alice s fifteenth birthday. Ive loved every book in this collection so far go ask alice, letting ana go, and the book of david, respectively, but this one completely missed the mark for. She is a pretty typical teenage girl in the late 1960sshes mostly concerned with school, boys, her hair, and fitting in okay, thats pretty typical for any decade. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from. Its said that the author of the book upon which this movie was based wrote it as a work of.
The best selling, 1971 novel, go ask alice far surpasses its film adaptation by beatrice sparks because of the removal of crucial scenes. She is a regular kid who is going to school like all the other kids but one day the drugs came into her life and she is desperately trying to stop using them. This book really shows you where to go to get the information that suits your lifestyle. Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug habit at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of selfdestructive escapism. Go ask alice ask alice 24 alice s acting career, jesus christ superstar, waynes world and more. May some of ebooks not available on your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of library websites. Its boring to say she over and over again and not boring you is kind of our mission in life. For thirtyfive years, the acclaimed, bestselling firstperson account of a teenage girls harrowing decent into the nightmarish world of drugs has left an indelible mark on generations of teen readers. My favourite part of the book, is the part where alice met joel and she felt in love with him.
This book is supposedly the real diary of a teenage girl struggling with. A website that has information about health for teens 3. It is, however, a highly personal and specific chronicle. It graphically describes the waking hell into which the main character descends, her heartfelt but futile battles to. The poor girl in this story gets hooked on acid, which is possible to do, i know people who have been there before, and trys so hard to get past it. Shows how easy it is to fall in the drug scene, even with good parents.
Poignant and unflinchingly honest, her story is a tragedy that is repeated in towns and cities across the country. While not a feelgood story, go ask alice has been praised for its candid portrayal of addiction. As this article details, the kids who wereare most likely to read books like go ask alice arent going to be the ones in the hardcore drug scene. Readers often look forward to seeing their favourite novel be brought to life. This is a pretty different attitude than the one alice has at the beginning of the book, huh. I think ill go into child guidance when i get out of school. Go ask alice teaches you what can happen when you get into drugs and its hard to stay away from them once you have started and know how easy it is to get ahold of them. To ask other readers questions about go ask alice, please sign up.
You watch a young girls life go completly to rock bottom and you feel attached to her. A book about a girl with drug addiction and she writes about drug life. In recognition of banned books week, jaimee buttgen, wiu journalism major, reads an excerpt from the book go ask alice written by anonymous. It started when she was served a soft drink laced with lsd in a dangerous party game. Go ask alice is a diary of a teenage middleclass girl. Go ask alice a real diary timeline timetoast timelines. Despite being a ya novel, go ask alice is an extremely unsettling piece of literature. Lucy in the sky by anonymous a riveting firstperson tale of addiction, in the tradition of go ask alice and jays journal. Go ask alice quotes showing of 55 im not really sure which parts of myself are real and which parts are things ive gotten from books.
Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years after. Go ask alice by anonymous was a completely eyeopening book that both broke my heart, and made me realize the morals of life although they werent mentioned. Go ask alice is an amazing story that is passed on a real persons diary. The holiday spirit and family camaraderie revives alice. This passage from the book go ask alice was when alice first decided to quit using drugs and to stay clean. Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of selfdestructive escapism. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. Alice hoped to be like her mother some day and wondered if her mother ever struggled with the same romantic and identity issues when she was young. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of go ask alice. The script allows for great impact with a minimal set.
Go ask alice this ebook list for those who looking for to read go ask alice, you can read or download in pdf, epub or mobi. Parents and school boards were worried that this book would encourage teens and preteens to try out drugs. She gets a fever and has to go the hospital with help of someone. He consoles her, and gets her permission to study at the university library. I wouldnt classify this passage as glorifying drugs, but the main characters reaction is such that she continues to recreationally use drugs. Alice was the pseudonymous name of the teenaged author who wrote the book upon which this aboveaverage tv movie was based. With over a million copies in print, this book has become a classic.
Throughout the whole book, it brought the readers attention by giving us enough details. There is an alice in the book go ask alice, but shes a minor character mentioned in only one paragraph. She said she had read an article about how i had prepared go ask alice from an existing diary, and voices, not then released, from personal interviews. Mar 23, 2017 d espite the popularity of go ask alice, the mystery of the diarists identity has never been truly solved, and none of her relatives have ever come forward to claim a share of the royalties. As powerful and as timely today as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. I read it at an impressionable age and i can honestly say it scared me away from ever trying drugs. Alice is an anonymous character and the most we know about her is that she is white, middleclass teenager who struggles to fit in at school and to live up to her parents expectations. The book go ask alice is based on the actual diary of a fifteenyearold drug user. To quote mark oppenheimers musings about the structure of teen.
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