Consider whether authors have a responsibility to portray people and conditions accurately, even when writing fiction. Is it okay for authors to write about condtions theg know little about? Did Mark Haddon exploit the community?

Read the following opinion piece from the Huffington Post. Then write a well-developed essay arguing how these criticisms of the book should or should not change readers’ perceptions and attitudes towards it. Specifically, consider: whether authors have a responsibility to portray people and conditions accurately, even when writing works of fiction; is it ok for authors to write about conditions they “know little about?”; and did Mark Haddon “exploit” the Asperger’s community and/or create a negative stereotype surrounding Asperger’s?

Be sure to include an introduction with a thesis statement, body paragraphs (as many as you need), and a conclusion. Your essay will be graded on thoroughness, accuracy, organization, style, and conventions.

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