Censorship In John Green's Looking For Alaska

The theme of this book is to be strong through the toughest times. This theme is shown throughout the book when Kira is the only one alive in her family, Anabella passes away, and even when Matt was lost. Another theme could be trust your instincts. Kira has all these thoughts about the council, Annabella, beasts and many more but she keeps them to herself. Day after day more thoughts pile up. If Kira were to trust herself, her life would have a greater quality. As you read more of the story the theme becomes a larger part of

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These theme for my book are very good themes about the book. The themes help the reader know what the book is about. The characters in the book are important to the book because with out the characters the book would make no sense. Every book must have characters and themes to the book because without those two things there is no book. The three theme from the book talk very good about the book. They describe what Brian has to go through in order to survive the cold winter in the canadian wilderness. One theme tells us how lonely it is in the wilderness and how lonely Brian is and how he has no one to talk to but a skunk. So those are some of my theme and characters of my story brian’s winter.

Having a book be banned from school and teenagers, makes teens want to read the book more. Sherman Alexie has wrote one of America's banned books, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part - Time Indian. The main plot of this book is the life time story of a teenage Indian, Arnold who is 14. Some of the reasons this book is challenged are because people think it is racist, has sex, swearing, violence, against beliefs, and propaganda. Also the list can include sexim, drugs, alcohol, nudity, and bullying.

The practice of banning books in the United States is still present today. This essay looks to explore how Looking for Alaska by John Green has dealt with contemporary censorship issues. The novel was published in the year of 2005, and within the same year the teen book claimed the number one spot on a list of controversial books. To many people's surprise, the novel was even higher on the list than other known books such as Fifty Shades of Grey. So what making Looking for Alaska so bad to put it at the top? Is it the fact that the novel is descriptive and realistic of teenagers life? Reality needs to be known, it is reality that makes readers understand the dangers of things such as usage of alcohol. Although the novel Looking For Alaska by

“Looking for Alaska,” “Of Mice and Men,” ”Speak,” “Fahrenheit 451,” and “The Hunger Games” (“Banned”), are all titles of books that have banned or challenged. The titles of these books that have been listed taught people great lessons and have changed the way many see the world. Banning or challenging a book, in a nutshell, is filing a complaint in hopes of getting the book removed from school, libraries, or public places. The banning of books happens for a number of reasons, but it all really comes down to what is contained in the books, like: inappropriate language, graphic scenes, or racism. Book banning is not new, in fact, it has been around for quite a long time. This should no longer be a thing, it takes away from a person's ability

Throughout John Green’s novel, Looking For Alaska the reader comes across various scenes that include drunk driving, underage drinking and smoking, and offensive language. While I can understand why some parents or staff would want the novel banned, I do not agree that it should be. The first example is when the highschool students went out into a barn and spent the night drinking together and occasionally smoked cigarettes, “I’m sure I tasted like stale booze and cigarettes, but she didn’t notice” (122), this can raise problems for parents who don’t want their children reading material that can negatively influence them. Another example is when Alaska wakes up after they had gotten drunk the previous night and tells Miles and the Colonel

In one particular instance, a bill was passed in Tennessee stating that teachers cannot encourage “gateway sexual activity” (Nazaryan). This bill resulted in Sumner County officials banning Looking for Alaska from the curriculums of all schools due to the book’s single, brief oral sex scene. The Tennessean covered the news of the ban in their newspaper and quoted parents who agreed with the ban, stating that the school board was right in banning the book from the young and impressionable minds of children, who could possibly be so influenced by this blip of a scene in a book, that they might go and immediately engage in the same, or worse, sexual behavior. The newspaper, did however point out that there were alternate ways to address concerns regarding the book, such as offering alternate books to students whose parents were against it. John Green’s YouTube channel, “vlogbrothers”, features a video, “I Am Not A Pornographer”. In it, Green, referring to the ban, states that “there is one frank sex scene. It is awkward, unfun, and wholly unerotic.” (Green). Green goes on to say that the only reason for the existence of that scene is show a contrast between a very physical scene that contains no emotional intimacy and a very non-physical scene that is full of emotion. In another video, “On the Banning of Looking for Alaska”, Green says “text is meaningless without context” (Green) . Green is speaking to his opinion that books are banned most of the time because a parent decides to show a school principal or administrator a single excerpt or page of a book. Without proper context, that excerpt or page can appear to represent a very inappropriate book. Alternatively, if a reader were to assess a book in its entirety, while keeping an opening mind, they could glean important and valuable lessons from

In the series, The 100, by Kass Morgan, the theme contributes to the overall importance of the books. This is relevant throughout the whole series, especially in Day 21 and Homecoming. There is also a great use of author’s craft, including multiple plot lines and perspectives, and flashbacks to earlier times. The theme of this series is, making selfless actions for others often changes their lives positively, especially in an egotistical environment.

To begin with, one major theme that continuously played a part throughout the entire book is desire. To many of the characters, it was the one urge that they could never overcome. One

The book banning of Looking for Alaska How come a school feels that its right to take authority and violate our first amendment right because a certain person doesn't agree with the school's option to allow a certain book into their library? The book looking for Alaska by John Green does not lack educational value. The book can be vulgar at sometimes but who isn't, and the book should merit a space in our public libraries. The book brings up things like drunk driving and how it can tear up a friend group, and how if you don't react to a problem your life could be ruined forever.

Banning books is a highly debated controversy. One book that has often been discussed is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Parents and teachers alike are concerned that the extreme themes will rub off on their children and provide their children with bad role models. Though the book has bad language and racism, it is rich in vocabulary and other literary devices and should be taught in middle schools and high schools. While banning books is a somewhat normal occurrence in our society, the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer should not be banned.

The book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, should not be banned from schools. Alexie’s novel is well written because it covers stereotypes, hope, and reality. Because of censorship schools want to ban this novel because people think it contains inappropriate content. Censorship has been increased from middle school to high school because high school students are more mature and understanding. Our current society is more accepting and more willing to see other perspectives on people’s creativity and positions in life. People today are more open-minded rather than close-minded. In some occasions, books can seem to be inappropriate for the parents, and the teachers do not want to receive complaints from the parents. There are various ways a teacher can get approval to lecture about a book that can cause conflict with the parent(s). Parents will be aware of what their children are learning in class. Censorship in high school is more of a fear of teachers getting into trouble for teaching the students conflicting ideas. There are many more reasons why Sherman’s book should be allowed to be taught in school, but these are only a few.

I’m Miles Halter and I believe that my story, Looking For Alaska, is important and should not be banned in schools across the country. Although my story may have mentions of drugs, sex, and alcohol, the ability to convey an important message is not hindered. Looking For Alaska has relatable characters and dark themes which actually make it a story that should be read by young adults.

I found a theme that carried throughout the whole book, Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. This is the story about Katniss Everdeen and how she got drafted to fight twenty-three others in an arena. She must go through many struggles to end up winning, along with her new lover, Peeta. One simple theme, perseverance, runs throughout the whole book. The complex lesson the story suggests is that perseverance, emotional or physical, not only helps one, but helps others and causes them to persevere as well.