I really did not appreciate these books and the work they did enough as a kid when I read them for the first time. I won't type a whole essay here, but this makes some great points about the power of propaganda and how though privilege will absolutely help you live a better life, it ultimately will not save you from experiencing the effects of oppression if you are not one of the people in power. How we could have grown up on this and not staged a rebellion by now is beyond me.