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Originally Posted by TGWBS
Children are growing up faster these days, maybe they can cope with the subject matter.
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That's an interesting statement. I think you're right in a way -- children are being introduced to many things at an earlier age than they would have a few decades ago maybe, but at the same time, regardless of how much they may already know or how intelligent they may be, most do not have the maturity to 'cope' with the things they see...because they are kids...and I feel in many cases because maturity hasn't been encouraged in them enough...
They seem to grow up faster, that's for sure, with the things they know, the way they dress, the things that come out of their mouths...but this 'growing up' doesn't seem to have much real *maturity* behind it. I mean, if the basic principles of responsibility and decency toward other human beings haven't at least really taken root yet, there's not much I think a kid is going to handle well.
Sorry, I've been working with small children for three weeks now. I think it's getting to me, this 'where have their parents been?' thing. Not that any of them are really bad kids...er...most of them...
So, I say -- no, Children of Hurin shouldn't be marketed for kids. Really it's just dumb to do so. On the other hand, there are a lot worse things being marketed for kids in my opinion. So actually a
book and one that doesn't reinforce every stereotype known to high school is really pretty relieving in a way.