Florence King I D Rather Smoke Than Kiss Analysis

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Is smoking a terrible thing to do? Is it as bad society claims it to be, or is it just a habit that some people pick up through their lives, which attracts little public attention? There are a various amounts of answers that differ widely to these questions. Who’s to say which ones are right? I stand with anti- smoking but to an extent. Though either side may they think they have the correct answer, no one can really be sure. The questions that this issue brings up will always be debated. What many people fail to realize is that the answer lies within a median which is always evolving between the smokers and nonsmokers. Failing to realize this leads many people, when faced with the question of how they feel towards smoking, to take a scrupulous stance. In the end, these outmost, grim positions do nothing to further our understanding of the issue. Instead, either side pokes fun and instigates the fury of those on the opposite side of the fence, and inspire them to do the same. This is why we rarely come across a writer or politician who has a moderate stance on this issue. Most of the readings one can find on this issue are no more than the bickering of those who …show more content…

She begins with the story of her childhood. She explains that she was raised by a mother who started smoking at 12 years old, and who smoked up to four packs a day, and how she turned out fine. “My smoke-filled childhood was remarkably healthy and safe, says King (King). King started smoking for reasons that differ greatly from most smokers. She bought her first two packs at the age of 26, just for the packaging. She wanted to store paper clips in the packs. This part of the story lends itself toward her pro-smoking stance because it debunks the anti-smoker’s commonly embraced belief that all smokers started smoking simply to look

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