Review by richard gage, struthers high school, struthers, ohio excellent script with a great message. In 1876, ferdinand toklas married emma emelia levinsky and they had two children. We dont know the troubled teenage girls name but we follow her rapid descent into her life as an addict. She is a pretty typical teenage girl in the late 1960sshes mostly concerned with school, boys, her hair, and fitting in okay, thats pretty typical for any decade. She started accidentally at a party and told herself it was a one time thing. Her life is not too exciting and her friends are dorky and unpopular. The dates and locations mentioned in the book place its events as occurring between 1968 and 1970 in california. Jefferson airplane go ask alice with lyrics i do not claim to own this video. Alices best skill is her talent for putting her thoughts and feelings into words, but time and again she concedes defeat when it comes to explaining the hallucinogenic and emotional effects of drugs. Alice begins her diary because she has no one else to talk to, and she spends her energy searching not for drugs, but for someone who understands her. I was too embarrassed to tell him that that was precisely what i was doing.
Alice acted like she was sick, so she didnt had to go to school. My mind possessed the wisdoms of the ages, and there were no words adequate to describe them. I wouldnt classify this passage as glorifying drugs, but the main characters reaction is such that she continues. As powerful and as timely today as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction.
Being the first at work means responsibility but also the joys of solitude, a feeling. Sometimes i think were all trying to be shadows of each other, trying to buy the same records and everything. Toklas was born in san francisco into a middleclass polish jewish family. Banned books, fiction, classics, young adult rating. The script allows for great impact with a minimal set. Check out our giveaways and exclusive cover reveals for. The effects of reality perception and fantasy on response. Go ask alice book hillsborough county public library. Realistic fiction, drug abuse fiction, diary fiction 4.
Jefferson airplane white rabbit lyrics songmeanings. Go ask alice was originally billed as a memoir about teenage drug abuse from an anonymous source, but it now thought to be a work of fiction by beatrice sparks. Geared to what todays students need to know, sparknotes provides. Go ask alice is a 1971 novel about the life of a troubled teenage girl. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 2 pages and is available in paperback format. Fantasy, in klingers sense, is defined as all mental activity, as we come to know it through. While the rest of her family adjusts to the new town, alice feels like an outcast at school. The first edition of the novel was published in 1971, and was written by beatrice sparks. Was i the table or the book or the music, or was i part of all of them, but it didnt really matter, for whatever i was, i was wonderful. First published in 1971, go ask alice is a controversial book involving teenage addiction. Aug 16, 2019 this weeks episode of the podcast was all about go ask alice, and all i can say is. After publication, go ask alice was exposed as a fraudulent work, not the diary of one girl but cobbled together by an author from the. Ali wentworths first two books, ali in wonderland and happily ali after, were lauded by readers, critics. At the 16th of june, alice s grandmother died in her sleep.
Seen through this lens, according to thomas, the book is basically a comedy. Go ask alice title was inspired from thelyrics jefferson airplane white rabbit 3. Place alice s parents take chris and alice for a fun weekend away from the kids at school 2. There are significantly more disturbing diary entries in the book that deal with rape, prostitution, and violence. Its written in first person in traditional diary form.
Her paternal grandfather was a rabbi, whose son feivel usually known as ferdinand toklas moved to san francisco in 1863. Alice has fun doing this with her family after a new years eve party. The dates and locations mentioned in the book place its events as occurring between 1968 and 1970 in california, colorado, oregon, and new york city. An exclusive extract from the new novel by harper lee, the author of to kill a. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks, anonymous, 198208, avon flare edition, mass market paperback in english 1st avon flare printing 77. The novel is in epistolary format, being comprised entirely of diary entries and as such, was first thought to be an autobiography. Annabeth from kutztown, pa the movie go ask alice was based on a book published under the same name. Revelations about the book s origin cast doubt on its authenticity and factual accounts, and the publishers have listed it as a work of fiction since at least the mid. Fortunately, alice is a gifted writer, lacing her unhappy vision of the world with poetic, sensitive. In go ask alice, the diary is written by a teenage girl over a twoyear period and chronicles her experiences with drugsmainly marijuana, acid, and speed. Check out our giveaways and exclusive cover reveals for the latest in ya releases. Pdf go ask alice book by beatrice sparks free download. Creative writing excerpts from the writers college students the. Go ask alice, a 1971 novel purported to be the diary of an anonymous teenage girl, offers an insight into the life of a young addict in the late.
Go ask alice is written as the diary of a fifteenyearold girls daytoday struggle with drug addiction. Please, dear reader, do not mistake the grim madefortvesque go ask alice by anonymous for an entry in the alice series by phyllis reynolds naylor that i wrote about in my last post this alice starts out as sensitive, insecure 15yearold who keeps a diary and winds up addicted to drugs. Go ask alice by anonymous was a completely eyeopening book that both broke my heart, and made me realize the morals of life although they werent mentioned. The most messed up excerpts from go ask alice ranker. The most famous recipe, contributed by her friend brion gysin, is for haschich fudge, a mixture of fruit, nuts, spices, and canibus sativa sic or marijuana. The drugs only create the temporary illusion that she is in touch with nature and people. Beatrice sparks, quote from go ask alice its a good thing most people bleed on the inside or this would be a gory, bloodsmeared earth. Lines from go ask alice that, in hindsight, should have.
Aug 07, 2020 go ask alice is a fiction book in the style of a diary which follows a young girl and her experiences with drugs upon looking further into this book after reading, although it said to be written by anonymous and to be an excerpt from a real diary it is now beleived to have been written by beatrice sparks. Lyrics in the song white rabbit by the band jefferson airplane 2. A book about a girl with drug addiction and she writes about drug life. Teachers pet publications puzzle pack for go ask alice. Her name is not known, her name is not mentioned in the book, so the gave her the name alice.
Go ask alice is a collection of diary entries of a teenage girl who becomes a drug addict. Book assessment of go ask alice 552 words 123 help me. Alice is an anonymous character and the most we know about her is that she is white, middleclass teenager who struggles to fit. Pdf go ask alice book by beatrice sparks free download 2. The diary begins right before alice s fifteenth birthday. A bullshit fake diary written by an antidrug mormon woman with a series of diaries, that are listed as nonfiction to scare little kids into not doing drugs, joining a gang or the occult, getting pregnant, getting anorexia, or getting aids.
Joshua to her as a family example not lightly to be discountenanced. The book go ask alice was published after the song was released and they took the name of the book from the song. This groundbreaking classic is more compelling than ever for todays readers. Toklas cookbook, a book that mixes reminiscences and recipes. This is an excerpt from go ask alice, which recounts her first experience with lsd. Joel gave her alice a lot of strength and offered her to go to the funeral.
Go ask alice discussion questions beatrice sparks this study guide consists of approximately 52 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of go ask alice. Go ask alice sparknotes literature guide making the reading experience fun. Its about a girls experience in the drug culture during the 60s. The question and answer section for go ask alice is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. Her name is not alice but her real name is never revealed so she is referred to as alice. Ida still felt that it could have gone either way and it was just proof that she. A 15yearold girl in late1960s america is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs and eventually seeks help. With william shatner, ruth roman, wendell burton, julie adams. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks, anonymous, 199803, aladdin paperbacks edition, mass market paperback in english 1st aladdin paperbacks edition 11. The go ask alice book of answers is a groundbreaking guide that mines the best material from the eponymous awardwinning web site. Im partly somebody else trying to fit in and say the right things and do the right thing and be in the right place and wear what everybody else is wearing. Go ask alice is a 1971 book generally viewed to have been written by the author beatrice sparks, however the novel was published originally under the pseudonym anonymous. Free download or read online go ask alice pdf epub book.
She is a lonely, middle class white teenager trying to pull through the long hard years of adolescence. The opening pages have some of the lyrics from this song on it. Based on the diary of a fifteenyearold drug user chronicling her struggle to escape the pull of the drug world. The book was the diary of the girl, and was pulbished. As you know if youve already listened to episode 58, this was the first time i ever read go ask alice, but even beyond that, i knew very little about the book when abbe wright suggested we discuss it for her episode. The song white rabbit predates the book go ask alice. Claimed to be taken from an actual diary, the story caused a sensation when published, and remained in print as of 2014. The main characters of this fiction, young adult story are. And i get hundreds a week, which is really really cool, and i read some of them to my. A website that has information about health for teens 3. The book that defined my teen anxiety turned out to be a lie. Go ask alice an unnamed fifteenyearold diarist, whom the novels title refers to as alice, starts a diary. Alice s father, a college professor, accepts a teaching position at a different college and the family will move at the start of the new year, which cheers alice up. The books, the pigman and go ask alice, provide an excellent impetus for.
The novels title was taken from a line in the 1967 grace. Information and translations of go ask alice in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Go ask alice, beatrice sparks in 1968, a 15yearold girl begins keeping a diary, in which she records her thoughts and concerns about issues such as crushes, weight loss, sexuality, social acceptance, and relating to her parents. Thing is, because of all the books i gotta write and the schools i gotta visit and the. The book that defined my teen anxiety turned out to be a. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. Similar to alice hoffmans depiction of complex family ties, picoults latest stretches the importance of recognizing our bonds to.
Sep 23, 2011 in recognition of banned books week, jaimee buttgen, wiu journalism major, reads an excerpt from the book go ask alice written by anonymous. Things rushed away from me and at me, taking my breath away like a drop in a fast elevator. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks, anonymous, 199803, aladdin paperbacks edition. A very good book, albeit it doesnt really help people fear drugs. You can also purchase this book from a vendor and ship it to our address. Apr 25, 2014 go ask alice is a 1971 novel by beatrice sparks that bills itself the reallife diary of an anonymous teenage girl. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book. At first, this untranslatable quality is the main appeal for drugs, but ultimately it conspires to alienate alice from even her escapist realityshe needs to communicate with others. Page quote 31 i wonder if sex without acid could be so exciting, so wonderful, so indescribable. July 10 dear diary, i dont know whether i should be ashamed or elated. Go ask alice is the diary of an anonymous teenage girl who was addicted to drugs and followed them to the end of her life. In fact, several of my friends and i have told each other that it actually makes us want to do drugs.
Would you tell me, please, which way i ought to go from. Contains an excerpt of the companion diary jays journal p. May 22, 2019 thomas describes the last stage of reading go ask alice as a howling hilarity upon rereading the book in this context. Thomas describes the last stage of reading go ask alice as a howling hilarity upon rereading the book in this context. Go ask alice a book describing a teenage girls experiences with various drugs and typical teenage problems, i. Go ask alice is a diary of a teenage middleclass girl. It has sold over four million copies, was adapted as a tv movie with william shatner, and is still in print over 40 years later. Sign up for our book deals newsletter and get up to 80% off books you actually want to read. A teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks is an epistolary work, meaning that is structured as a series of entries such as letters or in this case, a diary. For thirtyfive years, the acclaimed, bestselling firstperson account of a teenage girls harrowing decent into the nightmarish world of drugs has left an indelible mark on generations of teen readers. Yesterday i remember thinking i was the happiest person in the whole earth, in the whole galaxy, in all of gods creation. Alice, the young protagonistnarrator has a drug problem, and goes from trying a bit of pot to hitchhiking to california and living in a drug pad with some nefarious junkies pretty quickly yes, because its really an antidrug propaganda book written to sound like a young girls diary.
A book report on go ask alice english literature essay. It was simple to stage, yet the action carries the plays powerful theme. Created by harvard students for students everywhere, sparknotes is a new breed of study guide. Go ask alice is a 1971 diary about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of selfdestructive escapism. Go ask ogre compiles jolene sianas actual letters, artwork, illustrations, and ephemera into a unique and powerful story of an extremely troubled teen who made it through the worst years of her life, and, through the power of music and art, transformed herself in the process. Go ask alice 1 the most important character in the book is alice. From sex and relationships to alcohol and drugs to fitness and nutrition, this comprehensive handbook is the first of its kind to provide muchneeded information for young adults who cannot get reliable or anonymous information from conventional channels. She is a pretty typical teenage girl in the late 1960sshes mostly concerned with school, boys, her hair, and fitting in okay, thats pretty typical for any decade when her fathers new job causes her family to move across the country, alice is thrust into a new school at a time when she is at best sensitive. The obvious option for dawn is to continue down the path she is on and go home to her family. I just wanted to ask you, missyouve been such a rich y. Go ask alice is presented as an antidrug testimonial.
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