▁of ▁literature ▁and ▁with ▁your ▁own ▁knowledge ▁of ▁human ▁life " ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁closing ▁remarks ▁Griff ith - J ones ▁exam ined ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁obsc en ity ▁and ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁its ▁word ing ▁in ▁law : ▁" It ▁is ▁true ▁that ▁the ▁old ▁definition ▁is ▁now ▁alter ed , ▁and ▁the ▁words ▁' th ose ▁whose ▁minds ▁are ▁open ▁to ▁such ▁influ ences ', ▁are ▁changed ▁to ▁' th ose ▁who ▁may ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁circumstances ▁read ▁the ▁book '. ▁You ▁may ▁think ▁that ▁place ▁rather ▁a ▁less ▁bur den ▁upon ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁than ▁h ither to , ▁that ▁it ▁rather ▁wid ens ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁this ▁Act ▁than ▁otherwise , ▁for ▁now , ▁ir res pective ▁of ▁whether ▁the ▁person ▁reading ▁the ▁book ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁rather ▁d ull ▁or ▁perhaps ▁ret arded ▁or ▁stupid ▁intellect , ▁one ▁whose ▁mind ▁may ▁be ▁open ▁to ▁such ▁influ ences , ▁there ▁is ▁not ▁any ▁such ▁restricted ▁class . ▁It ▁is ▁anyone ▁who ▁may ▁read ▁the ▁book ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁circumstances ." ▁With ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁moral ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁he ▁observed : ▁" It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁book ▁condem ns ▁prom is cu ity . ▁Does ▁it ? ▁[...] ▁But ▁it ▁does ▁[ cond one ▁prom is cu ity ], ▁doesn ' t ▁it ? ▁The ▁earlier ▁sexual ▁experiences ▁of ▁both ▁parties , ▁then ▁Michael is , ▁then ▁M ell ors ▁– ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁only ▁showing ▁how ▁perfect ▁sexual ▁inter course ▁can