More offensive than Roald Dahl’s works is the cleansing of them by his estate
– for instance, a man betting either to win a Cadillac or have his finger amputated – suggest what lurked within the author.
Literature is more than distinguishing good from evil. Indeed, moral indoctrination tends to deflate a story, puncturing all magic, turning wordy daydreams into wordy preaching. Quite reasonably, most readers avoid literature that strikes them as too vile – writing so poisonous that even its art cannot compensate. Some consider Shakespeare’s. It’s a matter of judgment, and one can respect varied tastes.
As parents of readers, surely we have confidence enough in our standards to rebut ways of the past that perturb us. To fear that exposure to repugnant ideas – even in the authoritative voice of an author – will pervert a young soul both overvalues the story and undervalues the kid.
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