the171 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Y'all, I have summer reading. I haven't finished it yet, and I do not think I will. The book has explicit sex scenes and it is just terrible. I struggle with my own purity as well as memories from my own past. I go to a Catholic school for God's sake!! I didn't go to catholic school to read books with sex scenes and this croutons. (there are like four) Should I not continue reading this book and explain that it was just not possible to my teacher or do I smell of elderberries it up and read it? Y'all, I'm already scared because I am a new student trying to find some sort of normalcy in a new school. Now I'm scared my teacher will hate me! I'm calling the chaplain tomorrow to tell him about this. Please give advice and, more than anything, pray for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 [quote name='the171' timestamp='1344835592' post='2466754'] Y'all, I have summer reading. I haven't finished it yet, and I do not think I will. The book has explicit sex scenes and it is just terrible. I struggle with my own purity as well as memories from my own past. I go to a Catholic school for God's sake!! I didn't go to catholic school to read books with sex scenes and this croutons. (there are like four) Should I not continue reading this book and explain that it was just not possible to my teacher or do I smell of elderberries it up and read it? Y'all, I'm already scared because I am a new student trying to find some sort of normalcy in a new school. Now I'm scared my teacher will hate me! I'm calling the chaplain tomorrow to tell him about this. Please give advice and, more than anything, pray for me. [/quote] What's the book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I will definitely pray for you. I cannot tell you what to do, but I can tell you what I would do. Not to shock anyone and give them a heart attack, but I am not shy around giving my opinion about things, and if I were in theory told to read a book with explicit sex scenes, I would tell the teacher where he/she could put that book. I would never put myself under such temptation, even if it meant failing. I would talk to the teacher about it and see if anything could be done. And if it was mandatory, I would simply drop out of the class or fail. But again, I am not recommending this to you. This is merely what I would do and you can take from it what you please. If there is anything I would recommend it would be to call the chaplain, but I imagine the chaplain will say much the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the171 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 The Tortilla Curtain. I have to annotate the whole book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I looked it up. It looks to me like the usual weird book people obsess about, only there are a million other books like it. Certainly your teacher could choose one of the books out of the large selection of terrible boring books that have to do with racial tension and what-not that does not involve sex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the171 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 I just propped your post, FP. Feel proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 [quote name='the171' timestamp='1344836845' post='2466770'] I just propped your post, FP. Feel proud. [/quote] I felt proud even before I saw your post. I'm not even joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 This thread no longer pleases me. You could probably just skip the sex scenes and not miss anything serious of the plot. Sex is part of life. It's going to be in a lot of books. Thus have I ruled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 [quote name='Hasan' timestamp='1344837333' post='2466773'] This thread no longer pleases me. You could probably just skip the sex scenes and not miss anything serious of the plot. Sex is part of life. It's going to be in a lot of books. Thus have I ruled. [/quote] She has to annotate the whole book, which includes the sex scenes. I'm not sure how you would even annotate those anyway, but from what I gather annotating them is expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pax_et bonum Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Can you try to read around the sexual parts? If I were a teacher, I would think you were just making up an excuse for being lazy and not reading it (not that that's what I really think you're doing). There is a mature way to handle things of a sexual nature sometimes, but if what you're reading is pornographic, then just skip it. I had to read Brave New World in which promiscuity is a virtue for class, but it wasn't pornographic that I can remember so not that big of a deal. There's a big difference between BNW and say, 50 Shades of Grey. If it comes down to your teacher asking why you didn't annotate a sex scene, then you can explain that you don't want to be tempted and what have you. Edited August 13, 2012 by Pax_et bonum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the171 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Sex is great! I would love to skip but I can't because the author decided to put conversation about major incidents in there while they are having sex. I'm probably just a prude. I know. But this ticks me off. Edit: like I said, I'm just a prude. Edited August 13, 2012 by the171 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) [quote name='the171' timestamp='1344837816' post='2466778'] Sex is great! I would love to skip but I can't because the author decided to put conversation about major incidents in there while they are having sex. I'm probably just a prude. I know. But this ticks me off. [/quote] I'm with you. I would tell them to stick it, like I said, and I know for a fact I am not a prude. I read theology of the body quite a bit, and am mature enough to even talk about it in detail as the Pope himself did, but there is a difference between glorifying sex and objectifying it. If these scenes are pornographic, the author is objectifying it, and the Catechism says something about not reading or watching pornography, whether it is real or fictional. Edited August 13, 2012 by FuturePriest387 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisa Marie Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Are your objections to the material enough that you'd be willing to accept a zero on the assignment? Either figure out a way to read the book, or be willing to accept a failing grade for the assignment. Those are really your only two options. Edited August 13, 2012 by Basilisa Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the171 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 Being that confession was necessary after just catching an accidental glimpse of a scene while trying to catch conversation about the stupid dead dog that apparently has some sort of importance in the story, I think I am going to take the zero and call the chaplain. I emailed the teacher and said I would do an replacement assignment like an essay, but I just couldn't read the book. This year already feels like it is going to be great... *insert sarcasm here* I should've just stayed in public school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaPetiteSoeur Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I'm surprised your school picked a book with sex scenes in it. There are tons of books on the subject of illegal immigration and the 'people issues" involved. That said, hopefully your chaplain can help you out (if it's who i think it is, then he can!) Let me know how it goes and good luck! You'll love the school once you get started, I'm sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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