Carol, you raise an interesting point: To what degree should professors take into account profane or offensive content when deciding what literature to assign? I’d lean toward “not at all,” unless said content gets in the way of the book’s merits, given (A) everyone involved has reached the age of majority and (B) in college you must be open to ideas and notions you may consider over-the-line, but I’d be interested in hearing arguments to the contrary.