tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post3680731392493097853..comments2023-09-20T09:08:24.505+01:00Comments on Remember It's the Future: Orson Scott CardBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16677076598470332030noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post-27565311139889027772013-07-25T14:42:47.527+01:002013-07-25T14:42:47.527+01:00Interesting that you mention the issue of separati...Interesting that you mention the issue of separating the artist's morality or beliefs from the art itself. I've been thinking about that lately. Seems like it *should* be separate--after all, I enjoy a lot of books whose authors' beliefs I have no clue about. But I can't help feeling disillusioned (at best) whenever I find out an author whose work I respect voiced an idiotic opinion (say, homophobic, or extreme right-wing, or whatever) or did something I couldn't agree with (like go seal hunting). And, right or wrong, that opinion or action skews my perception of the work I previously enjoyed. Is this bigotry? Of a sort, I suppose. Then again, books exert powerful influence on human thought, especially when the writing is good and the story is so enthralling we forget we're reading someone's words. An author's worldview will insert itself into the words whether s/he wants it to or not--and therefore will communicate to the reader. Do we burn these books, then? Fahrenheit 451 is never a good solution. Everyone has a right to write, and publish, whatever they're inclined to. And everyone has a right to read it--or not. Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.com