Yeah, I had a real lefty English teacher. Taught us Debs ran for pres. from prison for protesting that first war, and then we had that book assigned to teach about the first Amendment.
Our Honors Junior class in English we had to read both the novel and do analysis on the movie. What a unit. Damn Metallica song giving the teacher ideas. . . .

wtf is wrong with just sticking with Shakespeare or Beowulf?
He wanted to teach us that rights are only as good as far as the public officials will respect them, which is to say, ain't shit. Fuckin' eh, it was English class, not government, damn Boomers.
That book was published, but then no one could read it b/c of the commies alliance with our fascist government.
. . . which of course colluded with the entertainment complex to put Trumbo out of work.
Pretty much how it still works today. Hollywood is the propaganda organ of the State. Anyone that says otherwise is full of shit.