Children In The Scorpion's The House Of The Scorpion

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Around the age of 11 to 14, children are typically seen as no good preteens who do not need to be fed any more fuel to their anti authority behavior. Children within this age group are typically found on a confusing path of finding their own identity. From the time they were born, they had their parents, or guardian to be around the corner to help with any confusing moment. Around ages 11 to 14, children are seeking to become young adults, and they feel as if they have to do it on their own. With literature, educators and parents can still guide the children to the right path of being coming a proper young adult. At first glance, The House of the Scorpion seems like it pushes horrible ideas and morals at these children. Drugs, alcohol, adultery, religious content, child abuse, and clones. Topics that are uneasy to take in and make into a good lesson. When reading this book, it could be the first time children are exposed to topics that are out of their comfort zone and topics that are difficult to explain. Parents do not appreciate
Children within this age group however are on the path of becoming young adults with their own identities. Finding your own identity when not being exposed to any negative thought provoking subject matter is difficult. Exposing a child to such topics that are out of their comfort zones is difficult enough without having to worry how the child will take in the newfound information. But through literature, parents and educators are able to expose children to difficult subjects such as abuse, religion, drugs, and so on and guide them into making the positive choices in life. Some are lead by example, and it is much easier to lead with a fictional character the children can relate to than just expecting them to know what to do when life takes a turn for the

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