Anti-Christian Themes In Bridge To Terabithia By Katherine Paterson

The Catcher in the Rye. The Scarlet Letter. Huckleberry Finn. Harry Potter. The Diary of Anne Frank. Animal Farm. To Kill a Mockingbird. The Da Vinci Code. The Grapes of Wrath. These literary classics have been vital to the education of many, especially children and adolescents (Banned Books). These great novels both teach important values and educate children about world affairs and classic themes. Unfortunately, each of these novels has been banned at one point in time. In a country where freedom is so adamantly advocated, it is a wonder that an issue like censorship would even come up, that such a controversy would sink its claws into the minds of states’ boards of education across the nation.

“Children deprived of words become school dropouts, dropouts deprived of hope behave delinquently. Amateur censors blame delinquency on reading immoral books and magazines, when in fact, the inability to read anything is the basic trouble.” (Peter S. Jennison) Censorship could easily be one of the biggest controversies around the world today. The book “Harris and Me” by Gary Paulsen, about a boy who stays with his distant cousin Harris on the family farm because his parents are a bunch of “puke drunks.” Spends the summer fighting “commie japs”, hunting mice, and tussling with the rooster Ernie. This book was banned by the ALA for nothing more than profanity. If that’s even the right term, especially for today in our society. This book was taught in my sixth grade class and I have adored it ever since, but I was baffled to find out it

The main reason for the banning of this novel is because of the profanity according to NCAC. NCAC states that this novel has " been challenged or banned due to objections to profanity." Therefore this novel should be banned from high schools and libraries. The use of profanity causes a sense of disproportion for the youthful minds reading this publication.

Censors typically feel as though the subject material of controversial books in the high school English curriculum is too much for teenagers to handle (Shen, 2002).

It covers adult themes … that most students have not been exposed to and should not be provided by the school. It is a novel that has no life lesson to be learned”(Gomez). A middle school in Minnesota had this book in their library and parents did not approve of their children reading it, because it has explicit scenes in the book. The parents of this community had a meeting in December 2015, talking about if the book should be banned or not. When the meeting was over, the book Just One Day, was banned in Minnesota schools entirely, and parents were happy that the book was finally

According to the American Library Association (ALA), young adult novels are challenged with the best intentions. In most cases a parent will read a book that their child might be reading in class to find out if the book is hazardous to their child’s well-being. If the novel seems problematic, the parent then challenges the book. Even though the purpose of challenging a novel is to keep children from reading about issues that may not be seen as appropriate for their age group, censoring children from difficult subject matter is not always the solution. There is always controversy when difficult issues arise in adolescent geared novels. Even though there are many concerns with Lois Lowry’s The Giver,

Although many believe in keeping Mark Twain 's original print, many also that replacing the ‘N-word’ may help the book be more approachable to schools. Having no intentions in replacing the book completely with the new edited version, the publishers want to create an alternative for those who refuse to teach the book due to its language. The publishers aim are at schools who already banned the book, giving them the

The profanity that is made reference to in this case includes words like goddamn, sex, hell, and others. For example, “I hope to hell when I do die someone has the sense…” (The Catcher in the Rye.). The recommendation to ban a book from school courses such as a means of protecting children for profanity is an escapist approach by critics. Profanity is very excessive in today’s society, the world sex is said after an interval of six minutes on major television channels.

There have been many cases of censorship for this book, one instance being at Venado Middle School in Irvine, California in 1992. Students were provided the book, only to have all the “hells” and “damns” blacked out. After parents, students, and media protested, the school eventually gave in and agreed to discontinue the use of the censored copies. The initial reasoning of this censorship was to dissuade the use of profanity in their students. However, according to Cursing in America by Timothy Jay, one of the leading scholars in profanity, the average adolescent uses 80-90 swear words in a day. Undoubtedly, some being much worse than “hell” or “damn”. It is not just in casual locations where youth swear, but it is increasing in the classroom as well. Students are

Red and others said. For that reason it was banned in different schools all over the United States like california porterville high school (1992), New York John Jay High School (2000); In Norwood High School Colorado, after the book was removed from reading lists and to be destroyed, the parents asked to burn it - The book was removed by the superintendent after two parents complained about profanity. He gave all copies of the books to the parents who "tossed them in the trash." The superintendent later apologized after students organized an all day sit-in at the school gym.

Does Jess grow because of his relationship with Leslie. Discuss. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Pearson, is a children's novel book, about two best friends who invented an imaginary place, just for the two, called ‘Terabithia’. Jesse discovers his true self, because of his relationship with Leslie. First of all, Jesse becomes imaginative, due to Leslie’s interest, and of course their world that they have created, called Terabithia.

All children can relate in someway to Katherine Patterson’s Newberry Medal-winning children’s novel, Bridge to Terabithia. The characters are realistic people who could be one’s next door neighbors. From the shy and demure Jess to the vivacious and carefree Leslie, every kid can relate to one of the characters in this novel. The themes in this novel vary as much as the characters. Bridge to Terabithia is a good coming-of-age book that captures our imaginations and our hearts.

Often times, parents and school board members cause a lot of material to be taken off the shelves, but there are some that are fighting against censorship. Warren County school board members voted 3-2 against banning the book "Flowers for Algernon". Challenged a plethora of times this book even made it on the American Library Association’s 100 most challenged list. This book contains sexual content, drug use, and profanity. And although these topics aren't appropriate for school, they are topics that will not be hidden from their daily lives. Out of all five school board members, only two of them voted for removing the book, Traggott made this comment about the appropriateness in that particular school saying that, "Although many students see movies and other entertainment containing profanity, drug use and sex, that isn't a reason it should be included in school materials" (White para. 14). The other three members that voted toward keeping the book countered that, the main character is an adult and his own actions do not encourage students that these actions are suitable for their age group

An example of the inappropriate language is “we got sh*t to do” (Green 12). This type of language should not be allowed in this book because it could make the young children think it is okay to use this type of language. Another example is “The school does not want your parents to think you became a fu*kup here anymore than you want your parents to think you're a fu*kup”(Green 17). Having the teenagers speak in this type of language might make kids think that it is okay for them to talk like that to their parents. This can be an issue because if Miles and his friends are using this language, others might think about using it towards people they

The film “Bridge to Terabithia” is a fantasy and action film centreing around the lives of two 10 year old neighbours. These children are best friends and spend their free time together in an abandoned tree house where they imagine a forest-like land they call “Terabithia”. Jess is a quiet and shy, but talented and and artistic kid who does not get along well with his Dad and little sister. Jess acts stubborn and arrogant, is a good athlete, although he does act awkward and sometimes goofy. Leslie is new to the neighbourhood and Jess’s school, so she sees the world from a different but adventurous perspective. Leslie found it hard to fit in or make friends at her old school, even with her quirky personality and positive attitude. Leslie lives