Mirror And Sliding Glass Door Analysis

The article "Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors” by Rudine Sims Bishop appears in Perspectives: Choosing and Using Books for the Classroom. The article asserts that children are suffering by not having more diverse books in the classroom. The arguments expressed by Bishop are summarized below. Although many writers and teachers believe that literature can transform how children view the world and allows them to find a reflection of themselves, many children are not having these same experiences due to the lack of diversity in books. Bishop argues that when children are not given the opportunity to experience this they generally have a distorted perception of their value and place in the world. Bishop also contends that diverse