Cole's+Book+Rationale+For+Class

Christopher Cole Dr. Tucker ENGL 409 9 th , September 2011 Book Rationale  Though there are thousands upon thousands of Adolescent Literature novels out there in cyber space via //Amazon//  or on book shelves at your local library, nothing I have read thus far comes close to what I have learned and read in Francisco X. Stork’s novel //Marcelo In The Real World// . The imagery one reads and imagines is unparallel and second to none. As you read the novel, you can get a feel for what it is like to be a person with Asperger Syndrome by the way the author exhibited mastery of internal dialogue. This, in turn, allows the reader to see the “real world” the way Marcelo sees it such as unbelievable street noises when one is walking across the street, slang, or even figures of speech (things which we take for granted and so lightly).   I guess the answer to the question--“How does this particular book benefit adolescents when compared to other Adolescent Literature novels?”—is quite simple. Adolescents who read this particular book are able to learn and internalize what it means to have a mental disability which segregates you from the “real world.” This internalization will result in adolescents becoming more open and acceptable to students and their peers who suffer from this societal isolation. Perhaps, even, more students will volunteer for after-school programs that help people with mental disabilities like the one Marcelo suffered and yet, adapted to and overcame (in a sense—suffers no longer from the Internal Music, for example).   Also, this book allows students a scapegoat from other Adolescent novels that only deal with societal issues such as bulimia and anorexia. Instead of teens reading books about unseen disorders like bulimia and anorexia, teens will be able to see and read about noticeable mental disorders like Asperger Syndrome, and will be able to identify and help those who are in need. Students <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">__learn__ <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> how it is to be like someone with Marcelo’s condition, and are able to sympathize and understand the inner struggle those who have Asperger Syndrome, and see them as equals, as peers, and as potential friends.