Banning In the Heart of the Sea from 10th-grade Literature Long boring pages, line after line, zoning out while reading, and not understanding what is on the page may be symptoms of reading a boring novel. Studying an uneventful novel can occur when someone feels disconnected from what they are reading. While reading, they might begin to feel uninterested or tedious (Webster). When they are dispassionate, they begin to lose motivation, and can interfere with goal-directed behavior, which can lead to depression (National Library of Medicine). Nathaniel Philbrick’s “In the Heart of the Sea” should not be included in the 10th-grade literature curriculum due to its irrelevant themes, discomfiting historical context, and incongruous artistry. Throughout…show more content… Despite that, students have heard how they need to learn from their mistakes to become better people. So what would they learn from hearing it again and again? When students hear repeated questions, they tend to lose interest. There’s no reason for students to read this novel when they will not learn anything from the second most important theme. In addition, the two main themes of In the Heart of the Sea are not essential to the Danville Community High School sophomores because they are insignificant to the students' lives and not impactful to the students. Students do not comprehend what tortuous situations they went through and how learning from inconsiderable mistakes can save lives. Students are also not influenced by hearing the same repeated themes and begin to lose interest in what they are reading. The novel has multiple references to some rather embarrassing historical context. One of the first historical references is mentioned in Chapter 1, which mentions how Quakers were brought to the island when Nantucket was first created. They started the “Society of Friends” and tried to have everyone follow consistent religious
