Of Mice And Men: Banned Books

Their American dream had vanished with their psychological corruption issues. George, regrets shooting Lennie, and Lennie, is overcome by fear after killing Curley’s wife. Their story illustrates their lonely lives. “The alternative to the companionship that George and Lennie share is loneliness” (“Themes” 1).

When some people see the book “Of Mice And Men” by John SteinBeck the people that have read it will think “Oh that book has curse words, I think this book should be banned from young adult and kids.” This teaches kids how to use proper language and not harm others by using words. If you harm others you can get into trouble it might not be as much trouble as this but you can get into trouble. When some people see the book “Of Mice And Men” the people that have read it will think “oh that book has curse words I think this book should be banned from young adult and kids.” What they should be thinking is, “this is a good book this book shouldn’t be banned from schools. This teaches kids how to use

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

tragic-comedy. It is an interesting and controversial novel. Though controversial, the novel appealed to a great number of people. It was a hugely popular bestseller and general critical success. I chose this novel because of the negative status it has with parents, teachers, and school. I wanted to discover what the roots of this controversy are.

The book tells the story of Harry and Craig, two 17-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record -- all of which is narrated by a Greek chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS.” The book has nothing bad in it it talks about two guys kissing and there is nothing bad with that if it was a girl and a guy i bet that parent would not have said anything about it. I don't think it okay for someone to try to banned a book just because they don't think it's right that it two boys kissing and narrated by gay men lost to AIDS. AIDS are a disease that people can't get rid of and there is nothing wrong with

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.

Some parent’s argue that the book should be banned but their argument can be overturned. Parents continue to argue about the violence that the book has, but they soon are going to have to notice that the world is filled with violence and if you’re going to ban a book because of the PG-13 violence in the book you should think about what revolves around you every day. The opposition also argues that the book causes nightmares but without evidence that the book was the thing that cause the child to have the nightmare or was it something that your child seen on TV before bed or thought about we will never no because there’s no evidence the book caused the nightmare. Parents in the situation seem as if they want the best for child and try to avoid and hide their child from the violence but as they grow older there are going to be more harsh violence around them in the real world and the book I think is preparing and maturing them for the

The Catcher in the Rye by: J. D. Salinger was banned for the colorful language that was offensive to some. Many felt the language was far to colorful for young readers, but others loved it with all their hearts. The people who hated it, challenged the book and proceeded to have it banned. From what I’ve read, this is a battle over a book, one that has lasted five or six generations. The banning of books has gone on for a long time, but now it’s time to figure out if we should continue the practice.

Problems with the novel in school districts can be shown throughout the United States. For instance, in one school district, a problem arose with the novel's use of profanity. Teacher Mary Jo Finney stated "Its use of profanity - 'bastard,' for instance, and 'God damn' - makes the novel unsuitable. In addition to the profane, the curriculum committee found the story of two migrant ranch hands struggling during the Great Depression too 'negative'" (Maben). The use of profanity with words such as "bastard" and "God damn" can offend parents of young readers, as the young readers are exposed to the new inappropriate vocabulary, which leads them to expose and use the words on other people. The use of profanity in the novel also teaches youth a negative aspect of life during the Great Depression, since the novel took place at this time. These reasons make the novel unsuitable due the fact that young readers aren't capable of knowing the knowledge of the words. It also teaches them that since it was acceptable to use these words at the time the novel had taken place, it would be then acceptable to use them in present time, leading them to use the words on other people.

So why has it been banned in school systems across the country? Recently, the Waterloo School District’s executive director of K-12 curriculum, Debbie Lee, banned the book from from coursework

He states, “‘I shouldn’t of did that. George’ll be mad’” (Steinbeck 92). Instead of panicking about the fact that he had just killed a completely innocent woman, Lennie worries about George being displeased with him. This shows students how severely disabled Lennie is, and allows them to relate it to their own life and society, and formulate their own opinions on the issue.

Many parents and teachers believe that the novel has too much adult content that children are not prepared for and do not need to know about. Topics such as racism, the profanity found in the novel and equality have parents on both sides of color feeling very uneasy.

In the article, "Who, what, why: Why do children study Of Mice and Men?", Stephen Maunder argues that "teenagers often feel lonely and powerless and they can identify with many of the characters in this novel." The connection in which students share with the characters in Of Mice and Men is why many teachers chose to include the book in their lessons. This often refers to the anti-bullying theme with George constantly sticking up for Lennie which can be relatable for kids that are going through similar situations. However, the adult situations presented are often too mature for students to fully comprehend or relate to. For example, Lennie's mental illness is mocked multiple times throughout the book when people use slurs against him. More specifically, Curley derides Lennie because he is mentally disabled to the point where Lennie "backed until he was against the wall, and Curley followed, slugging him in the face," (Steinbeck 30). This is an act of violence against someone who cannot defend themselves without the help of others, for example, when George had to tell Lennie to fight back or he would have ended up getting beaten (Steinbeck 30). This belittles adolescents with disabilities, and makes other students believe that mocking the mentally impaired is permitted in society. This highlights crime against the innocent which should not be taught to younger children in fear that it will seem

Of Mice and Men has a list of times being or getting banned but also has a list of time that it requires to be read in schools. Of Mice and Men has and gets censored for it’s vulgar, offensive or now known as racial words and language. Steinbeck wrote this story with great intent that sometimes has language understood as vulgar or offensive to some people, If this novella was to be banned students will not get an real

Thesis statement: I argue that the Novel should not be banned. The Novel might seem inappropriate for children according to their parents but, at that age children are already well aware of the miserable things in this world. The book and the articles simply inform how the real world is with child abuse and racism. The children who read the book can relate to the author because they too might struggle with similar problems, that way they’ll know that they’re not alone. Another reason why the book should not be banned is that it can be impactful to the readers.