dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs tˈaɪm pˈiəɹɪəd, ðə nˈɑːvəl wʌz sˈʌbdʒɛkt tə mˈʌtʃ kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ɪts jˈuːs ɪn ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi skˈuːl klˈæsɹuːmz, ɡˈɪvən sˈɛvɹəl kˈaʊnts ʌv vˈaɪələns ænd pɹəfˈænᵻɾi θɹuːˈaʊt ðə bˈʊk.
During this time period, the novel was subject to much controversy surrounding its use in elementary school classrooms, given several counts of violence and profanity throughout the book.