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ARTS & CULTURE • Tapestry: Arts & Ideas
BANNED BOOK CLUB
Teens & adults ages 14+
Facilitator: Reva Fox
REGISTER
Explore books that spark conversation, challenge ideas, and sometimes…get banned! We
meet once per month for meaningful, thought-provoking discussions about literature and the
reasons some books face censorship.
This program is presented in partnership with the Milwaukee Jewish Federation.
The Lord of the Flies
William Golding
When a group of boys is stranded on a deserted island, their attempt at
self-governance quickly unravels, revealing how fear, power, and survival
instincts can erode the rules and civility they once knew. The story becomes
a stark look at human nature and the fragile line between order and chaos.
DAY
DATE
TUE MAR 17
TIME
LOCATION
1:00-2:00 PM
Reading Room (1M55)
FEE
MEM/COMM
$5/7
1984
George Orwell
Written 75 years ago, 1984 was Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future.
And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government
that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever. The novel
follows Winston Smith as he secretly rebels against the Party’s surveillance
state, only to discover the terrifying extent of its power over truth, history,
and even thought itself.
DAY
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
TUE
APR 21
1:00-2:00 PM
Reading Room (1M55)
FEE
MEM/COMM
$5/7
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
This 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece follows the Joad family,
Oklahoma tenant farmers forced to 昀氀ee the Dust Bowl during the Great
Depression. Driven west to California by drought and economic devastation,
they search for work and dignity but face exploitation, prejudice, and
hardship.
DAY
DATE
TUE MAY 19
TIME
LOCATION
1:00-2:00 PM
Reading Room (1M55)
FEE
MEM/COMM
$5/7
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