Then someone else introduced her to torpedoes and speed and she filled in with tranquilizers and sleeping pills and dexies until she split. Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. Beatrice sparks, whom is known to the general public as the editor of go ask alice, populated the false impression that this book was based off of the diary of a young girl, whom fell into the elaborate and dangerous life of a drug addict. Go ask alice, written by an anonymous author, is a diary kept by a fifteenyearold drug user. Alice is a 15 year old girl who starts a diary on september the 16th. I think you mean go ask alice by anonymous aka beatrice sparks, but anywho. 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. Nowadays ya lit is pretty universal harry potter really opened the doors for people to read childrens books no matter what their agebut in 1971 when our book was written that wasnt really the case. 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. Go ask alice should be banned from middle school and elementary libraries and only permitted at the high school level because of the use of vulgar language, the use of illegal substances, and the explicit descriptions of the activities being done throughout the book. Go ask alice was the product of beatrice sparks, an author who has come out with a number of teens who saw their lives ruined by their bad choices offerings, each one presented as a true.
But she just cant resist the way the drugs make her feelbeautiful and popular and connected to the world around her. Go ask alice has been around for decades, and is even being used as reading material in high schools. The novel is in epistolary format, being comprised entirely of diary entries and as such, was first thought to be an autobiography. Go ask alice is written as the diary of a fifteenyearold girls daytoday struggle with drug addiction. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. Essay about go ask alice by anonymous 837 words bartleby. A direct intercept of the youthful drug experience this dear diary record is the second heads you lose, p.
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. The book details the life of an anonymous fifteen year old girl who develops a serious drug addiction, eventually leading. Tough and uncompromising, honest and disturbing and even more poignant today go ask alice is pageturning and provocative reading. In the same vein, go ask alice is young adult literature because thats the audience it was specifically geared toward. Then she starts doing math, crystals, bath salts, anything you could imagine. Comment at the back everything is still packaged to make out this is nonfiction. From sex and relationships to alcohol and drugs to fitness and nutrition, this comprehensive handbook is the first of its kind to provide muchneeded information for young adults who cannot get reliable or anonymous. Carrolls parodies of wordsworth and tennyson in the alice books. Life at 15 isnt easy for a girl if shes shy and hates the way she looks. There are even entries she writes with no dates, because they were said to be found on scraps of paper and paper bags. Based on a 15yearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction.
It graphically describes the waking hell into which the main character descends, her heartfelt but futile battles to. Soon shes taking little pills to wake up and others to go to sleep, and the days begin to blur. R cover art for the 1971 prentice hall first edition. She thinks someday shed like to get married and raise a family. Go ask alice is a 1971 book generally viewed to have been written by the author beatrice sparks, however the novel was published originally under the pseudonym anonymous. Go ask alice is about a 15 year old girl, once living in what she thought was the most perfect world, but that takes a turn for the worst. So when shes finally accepted by a group, she doesnt refuse their party games, even if it means taking lsd. Each day is heaven or hell, depending on who talks to her, or who doesnt. Created during the height of the drug era, the girl could be anyone from this time who found him or herself seduced by the mindaltering affects of marijuana, lsd, bennies, dexies, and heroin. A teenager whose life is dominated by her drug problems recounts in her diary her experiences from her indoctrination into the. Yet it was originally promoted as nonfiction, its still sold as by anonymous and the copy i have has this is alice s 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. The stand by stephen king, harry potter reread sixth time, the way of kings by the illustrious brandon sanderson, 1984, and the very hungry caterpillar will probably read it to my son.
Door gebruik te maken van of door hieronder op akkoord te klikken, ga je akkoord met onze gebruiksvoorwaarden en geef je. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks, 198208, avon flare edition, mass market paperback in english 1st avon flare printing 77. Nowadays ya lit is pretty universal harry potter really opened the doors for people to read childrens books no matter what their agebut in. It is supposed to be nonfiction, and by reading it, youd surely think it was.
Almost home annies baby basketball diaries, jim carroll beauty queen checkers cut a recent one about treatment of a self mutilator. In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage. 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. As such, we hope it will provide insights into the increasingly complicated world in which we live.
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, following her experiences from her. Go ask alice by anon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Poignant and unflinchingly honest, her story is a tragedy that is repeated in towns and cities across the country. Authentic, tragic tale of teen drug addiction a classic. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years after. Go ask alice anonymous diaries paperback january 1, 2006. At her birthday 20 september she meets joel again and its going well between them.
Every time after she uses, she feels guilty and low and vows to stay away. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the. Sep 27, 2016 i think you mean go ask alice by anonymous aka beatrice sparks, but anywho. Go ask alice was a novel written in 1971, formatted as an authentic diary. As such, we hope it will provide insights into the. Go ask alice by anonymous about the book she doesnt want to get hooked on drugs. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years. Reyna marie to clear the matter, this novel was not based on a true story, nor is the events following alices life, or characters factual. A dark and edgy firstperson cautionary tale about how one girls seemingly minor choices quickly spiraled into a life as a sex worker in the tradition of go ask alice and lucy in.
In that hospital many children are helped, because they used drugs before. 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. It is, however, a highly personal and specific chronicle. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage p. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. 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. Three weeks later alice died, at the age of seventeen, because of using too many drugs. It is not a definitive statement on the middleclass, teenage drug world.
All picture source titles are hyperlinked to the pages that they appear on this site. Go ask alice by anonymous ebook vqj free ebook pdf. Alice, once a shy, innocent girl, is sucked into the heartless world of drugs because of her need to be accepted. This is my second read of go ask alice, and i loved it just as much the second time around. The main character struggled with drug use and her family always was there to try to help even through her running away and coming back. I read this when i was 12, what an impact it made on the rest of my life. Go ask alice is the firstperson tale of an accidental downward spiral into drugs, alcohol, unwanted sex, and impoverished living.
Conflict the main conflict of this book was drug use and abuse. The author, through this book, doesnt wants his readers to look for advise in it, but to learn about the real world in which some teenagers have to live through. She goes to a party, and drinks coke with a drug in in. Then she used drugs again and she comes into a hospital. 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. 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. The go ask alice book of answers is a groundbreaking guide that mines the best material from the eponymous awardwinning web site. Go ask alice by anonymous ebook vqj free ebook pdf download. Because this book is presented as a diary, it is written exclusively from the first person past point of view. 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.
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