In one high-profile case outside the U.S., school districts in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia attempted to have the book removed from standard teaching curricula in the 1990s, stating: The terminology in this novel subjects students to humiliating experiences that rob them of their self-respect and the respect of their peers.
Školski okruzi kanadskih provincija New Brunswick i Nova Scotia su 1990. pokušali ukloniti knjigu iz nastave uz sljedeće obrazloženje: Terminologija ovog romana podliježe studente ponižavajućem iskustvu koja im krade samo-poštovanje i poštovanje prema vršnjacima.