Content & Trigger Warnings for The corner (1997)
11 content warnings identified for this book.
Quick Summary
Yes, The corner (1997) contains 11 content warnings : Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Death of a child, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Needles / medical procedures, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Drug use (depicted), Overdose scenes, Child abuse / harm to children, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Police brutality.
The most severe warnings are for Racial slurs / racism (depicted) (severity 4/5), Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 4/5), Needles / medical procedures (severity 4/5), Alcohol abuse (depicted) (severity 4/5), Drug use (depicted) (severity 5/5), Overdose scenes (severity 5/5), Child abuse / harm to children (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5), Gun violence (severity 5/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | |||
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | 4/5 | Depicted | Systemic racism and its role in urban poverty depicted |
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Death of a child | 3/5 | Depicted | Young people dying from drugs and violence |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | 4/5 | Depicted | Pervasive grief as families are destroyed by addiction, with parents losing children and children losing parents to drugs and violence |
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Needles / medical procedures | 4/5 | Depicted | Intravenous drug use with needles extensively depicted |
| Substance Use | |||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | 4/5 | Depicted | Heavy alcohol abuse in the drug corner community |
| Drug use (depicted) | 5/5 | Depicted | Heroin and cocaine addiction is the central subject |
| Overdose scenes | 5/5 | Depicted | Drug overdoses described throughout |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Child abuse / harm to children | 4/5 | Depicted | Children growing up in drug-ravaged environment |
| Gore / graphic violence | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic descriptions of violence and its aftermath |
| Gun violence | 5/5 | Depicted | Drug-related shootings and murders in Baltimore |
| Police brutality | 3/5 | Depicted | David Simon documents aggressive and sometimes brutal policing tactics in inner-city Baltimore |
Identity & Discrimination
Mental Health & Emotional
Pervasive grief as families are destroyed by addiction, with parents losing children and children losing parents to drugs and violence
Phobias & Sensory
Substance Use
Violence & Physical Harm
David Simon documents aggressive and sometimes brutal policing tactics in inner-city Baltimore