Readers often look forward to seeing their favourite novel be brought to life. Yet it was originally promoted as nonfiction, its still sold as by anonymous and the copy i have has this is alices true story on the cover plus the blurb on the back, the foreword and the psychologists comment at the back everything is still packaged to make out this is nonfiction. Go ask alice was published anonymously in 1971, but in the last two decades, it still lives in the top 25 most frequently banned books, according to the. The poor girl in this story gets hooked on acid, which is possible to do, i know people who have been there before, and trys so. With over a million copies in print, this book has become a classic.
Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years after. Cyberstargazer i love jefferson airplane go ask alice when she was 10 feet tall you totally rewrote and rocked this song, love the whole cooking without a recipe book theme. She concludes the first diary with the words i love god. Reyna marie to clear the matter, this novel was not based on a true story, nor is the events following alice s life, or characters factual. The girl who wrote this diary lived in two different worlds, the real world and a fantasy world. Lines from go ask alice that, in hindsight, should have. He and alice get to know each other better, as does her family. She is jealous of both of her younger siblings, a brother and a sister, believing she is the letdown child. It graphically describes the waking hell into which the main character descends, her heartfelt but futile battles to. Go ask alice is a diary of a teenage middleclass girl. Nov 20, 2003 based on a 15yearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction. Jul 03, 2014 go ask alice was published anonymously in 1971, but in the last two decades, it still lives in the top 25 most frequently banned books, according to the american library association. If youre writing a go ask alice essay and need some advice, post your anonymous essay question on our facebook page where fellow bookworms are always glad to help.
It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage indepth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Poignant and unflinchingly honest, her story is a tragedy that is repeated in towns and cities across the country. Go ask alice is a reference to a jefferson airplane song called white rabbit, which alludes to rampant hallucinogenic drug use in lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. Go ask alice teaches you what can happen when you get into drugs and its hard to stay away from them once you have started and know how easy it is to get ahold of them. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years. I thought it was completely true, then i thought parts of it were and that someone else edited them and made it more detailed etc, but ive just been looking it up on the internet and it says that it was fictional and. The hidden message is conveyed to the reader, because alice, a drug. If youre looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our weekly recommendation thread, suggested reading page, or ask in rsuggestmeabook. Most leaders dont even know the game they are in simon sinek at live2lead 2016 duration. The best selling, 1971 novel, go ask alice far surpasses its film adaptation by beatrice sparks because of the removal of crucial scenes.
Beatrice sparks, whom is known to the general public as the editor of go ask alice, populated the false impression that this book was based off of the diary of a young girl, whom fell into the elaborate and dangerous life of a drug addict. The poor girl in this story gets hooked on acid, which is possible to do, i know people who have been there before, and trys so hard to get past it. The diary begins right before alices fifteenth birthday. A fifteenyearold drug user chronicles her daily struggle to escape the pull of the drug world. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited. The queries are representative of those emailed by anonymous visitors to the go ask alice web site. I think the editors have made a book of alices diary, to show everyone the dangerous of drugs. I thought it was completely true, then i thought parts of it were and that someone else edited them and made it more detailed etc, but ive just been looking it up on the internet and it says that it was fictional and written by someone called beatrice sparks. Names, dates, places and certain events have been changed. Go ask alice has been around for decades, and is even being used as reading material in high schools. Aug 24, 2014 first video, so sorry for all the editing mistakes. D espite the popularity of go ask alice, the mystery of the diarists identity has never been truly solved, and none of her relatives have ever come forward to claim a share of the royalties. 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.
Its getting harder and harder to be able to ascertain whether something really is a true story, or if its just a tagline someone came up with as click bait. Reyna marie to clear the matter, this novel was not based on a true story, nor is the events following alices life, or characters factual. In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage. Though the story was widely criticized as a complete fabrication and dismissed as propaganda, its message remained powerful.
Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. Pressure to use drugs at school intensifies, as the kids harass alice and her family. But i remember from when i read it years ago that the whole diary was actually made up to scare kids away from drug use. The sobering message of go ask alice had a huge effect on my lifeand then i found out the real story. A book report on go ask alice english literature essay. The book that defined my teen anxiety turned out to be a lie. Even now im not really sure which parts of myself are real and which parts are things ive gotten from books.
My cousin is reading that book go ask alice and she thinks it is real true story. She feels very alone and misunderstood, seeking approval from her mother and other people. The book go ask alice was the reallife diary of a teenage girl. This passage from the book go ask alice was when alice first decided to quit using drugs and to stay clean. I just got done reading go ask alice the diary of a drug user 15 year old who died after her 17th birthday. Alice meets a freshman at the university library, joel. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. Alice is an anonymous character and the most we know about her is that she is white, middleclass teenager who struggles to fit. Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. There are several books with 70sstyle crafts macrame, string art, clothing items, etc. Yet it was originally promoted as nonfiction, its still sold as by anonymous and the copy i have has this is alices true story on the cover plus the blurb on the back, the foreword and the psychologists comment at the back.
Go ask alice is the firstperson tale of an accidental downward spiral into drugs, alcohol, unwanted sex, and impoverished living. Go ask alice is a shining example of people passing something off as a true when, in reality, its just as carefully constructed as any other novel. Feb 12, 2010 is the book go ask alice actually a true story. Overall go ask alice is a really fantastic bookdiary, with a huge unexpected ending. If you dig a bit deeper, go ask alice can be loosely deemed a parable because, by definition, a parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lessonand we think antidrug propaganda fits that description pretty well. 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. Both chris and alice decide to go to san francisco thinking that moving to a different place is going to help them with quitting their addiction and habits towards drugs, alcohol, and. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage p. My cousin is reading that book go ask alice and she thinks it is realtrue story. I read it when i was in the seventh grade and was absolutely terrified by the searingly honest portrayal of what i assumed it felt like to do drugs. Go ask alice is an amazing story that is passed on a real persons diary. Its a book i recommend to parents, and teens alike. Go ask alice was the product of beatrice sparks, an author who has come out with a number of teens who saw their lives ruined by their bad choices offerings, each one presented as a true.
Go ask alice became a cult classic in the 1970s, revealing the inner thoughts of a teen in turmoil and detailing her attempts to pull herself out of her druginduced haze. This is appropriate for all ages, it is good for everyone to know what can happen if you get. I think the writer, alice, has written this story because she was writing a diary about her drug addiction. The never told you exactly how she died but they said was it a drug overdose. Beatrice sparks, whom is known to the general public as the editor of go ask alice, populated the false impression that this book was based off of the diary of a.
Go ask alice ebook by anonymous 9780689832499 rakuten kobo. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This is my second read of go ask alice, and i loved it just as much the second time around. First video, so sorry for all the editing mistakes. I want to know if this diary was actuatly a real person and not just someone making it up. As such, we hope it will provide insights into the increasingly complicated world in which we live. In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage girls all.
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. Mar, 2008 i just got done reading go ask alice the diary of a drug user 15 year old who died after her 17th birthday. Make your own 1970s project to wear or use as decoration. When alice finally comes clean, she sees love and spirituality in everything from her family to the. The author, through this book, doesnt wants his readers to look for advise in it, but to learn about the real world in which some teenagers have to live through. Go ask alice, an information service originally available only to columbia university students but later accessible to others through its web site, takes book form in this eyeopening collection of questions and answers.
Essay about go ask alice by anonymous 837 words bartleby. Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of selfdestructive escapism. Can see her standing there brewing the drugs from your clear images penned. Go ask alice is based on the actual diary of a fifteenyearold drug user. Go ask alice was published anonymously in 1971, but in the last two decades, it still lives in the top 25 most frequently banned books, according to the american library association.
Go ask alice by anonymous banned book but was it real. Beatrice sparks, whom is known to the general public as the editor of go ask alice, populated the false impression that this book was based off of the diary of a young girl, whom fell. Browse a new selection of discounted kindle books each month. Oct 03, 2016 go ask alice is the firstperson tale of an accidental downward spiral into drugs, alcohol, unwanted sex, and impoverished living. The narrator tries to change her image several times throughout the story. Go ask alice, by anonymous by alyssa guthrie on prezi. Since its publishing in 1971, go ask alice has become one of the most challenged and banned books of all time. A shocking true story for fans of reasons why ebook. The best selling, 1971 novel, go ask alice far surpasses its film adaptation by beatrice sparks because of. But those of you old enough to remember the latter portion of the 70s might remember that beatrice sparks, the editor of go ask alice, also edited a bunch of other alarmist books aimed at teens, all supposedly taken from teenagers diaries.
Its an added unexpected ending you knew was coming,but you were not expecting to happen the way it did. While some people believe that go ask alice is not a true diary after all, but the wholly or partly fictional work of beatrice sparks one of the books editors and. Go ask alice ebook by anonymous 9780689832499 rakuten. Alice is an anonymous character and the most we know about her is that she is white, middleclass teenager who struggles to fit in at school and to live up to her parents expectations. It is not a definitive statement on the middleclass, teenage drug world. Loved it and sorry laughed a little at the idea of alice a pushers wife. Cover of the 2011 arrow books paperback edition, containing the words this is alices true story.
The hidden message is conveyed to the reader, because alice, a drug addict herself tells about her experiences with drugs. Mar 23, 2017 d espite the popularity of go ask alice, the mystery of the diarists identity has never been truly solved, and none of her relatives have ever come forward to claim a share of the royalties. This is appropriate for all ages, it is good for everyone to know what can happen if you get into drugs, and it can scare young kids away. Go ask alice independent reading project a honors english. As powerful and as timely today as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. Even the title hints at the fact that if you doubt that drugs are dangerous, all you need to do is go ask. Go ask alice was written in the 1970s, a decade with a very unique sense of style.
It is, however, a highly personal and specific chronicle. Go ask alice by anonymous i have read this book at least 5 times. 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. True story or not, it made for an interesting read and truly can put the fear of drugs and the dangers of hanging with the wrong people in you. Some people maintain that alice in wonderland can only have been written by an author with considerable hallucinogenic mushroom experience under their belt. The torture and hell of adolescence has rarely been. They did mention about changing the names and everything but i looked it up on a website and it. As such, we hope it will provide insights into the. Novel versus the movie adaption of go ask alice essay cram. Go ask alice is a 1971 novel by beatrice sparks that bills itself the reallife diary of an anonymous teenage girl. Both chris and alice decide to go to san francisco thinking that moving to a different place is going to help them with quitting their addiction and habits towards drugs, alcohol, and sex. Based on a 15yearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction. Go ask alice, written by an anonymous author, is a diary kept by a fifteenyearold drug user.