Book Club Meeting

Since there were 2 people in our group who had the exact same paragraph and question, I probably got less out of it than some of the other groups. However, since that paragraph was repeated, it must be important. The paragraph in question is the one where Piper mentions that she hasn't been deaf her whole life, and that it started when she was 6. It was in response to the question of "Has piper been deaf her whole life?" I kind of think about Piper differently now, as it sheds light on how she can lip read, and why her parents gave Grace a cochlear implant so that they would not have 2 deaf daughters. Grace had been deaf since she was born apparently, and her parents wanted her to be able to at least hear a bit, like Piper was able to before she went deaf at 6. Also, this kind of shows how her parents aren't very considerate of Piper's feelings. They used her college fund without her permission to do something that will greatly affect her life.

Profanity In Writing

Profanity in writing can be OK if it is actually useful or realistic, and not just in there for it to be in there. If the profanity is realistic, meaning that it is fitting for the situation, and how describes how a real person would act in the scenario, then yes, it's fine. If a swear is just in there so a swear can be in there, and there's no real purpose for it, it can kind of just ruin a work. For instance, some superhero movies should have a PG rating, but waste that chance just by adding in a swear word. I would still watch a movie or read a book that has profanity in it (pretty much every movie nowadays does). People who use profanity are fine, because everyone does at some point. However, gratuitous profanity has no reason. Many people use profanity gratuitously (*cough*my uncle*cough*). And still, I'm fine with that, I just don't feel it to be necessary.