Should Books Be Banned

All around the world, certain books are being banned or challenged in school districts often because the material is considered sexually explicit, unsuited for the age group, or includes offensive language or actions.

According to one article, “Parents have argued that the use of profanity by the children in the novel were offensive and may even encourage their own children to use profanity.” J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye was “banned countless times for its profanity alone.” Alice Walker’s The Color Purple is an example of a book banned because of the homosexual content (as well as its “troubling ideas about race relations, man’s relationship to God, African history, and human sexuality”) As you can see, books are challenged very often, even these very famous and renowned

The idea to ban certain books from schools and libraries is preposterous due to the manner in which the people trying to enforce these bans try to do so in. Banning books doesn’t help with the already present problem that our youth’s intelligence levels are already declining, and neither does allowing the freedom to all books. Banning certain books due to their constant use of inappropriate language, sexually explicit nature, and all around mature content has a respectfully reasonable reason to be inaccessible to younger audiences such as minors and teens; not young adults. The banning of books in libraries is outright inexcusable, unless the material is directly racist, subjective religious content, and all around hatred for a certain race or ethnicity; not if it’s used for fictional writing, in a softer manner mid you, to express the conflict in a story and/or to show real world problems, same go for non-fictional writing that expresses ideals in a manner of which isn’t disrespectful to other ideals and that do so in a manner of which isn’t so subjectively and deliberately showing hate for a certain race or ethnicity, especially

Books are a part of our society that entertain us through literature by showing us new experiences and characters that we may relate to or easily might despise due to how they are written, these are usually found in teen novels, comic books, manga, and many more. Books have also usually taught us through traditional means by teaching us about history and other things about society and overall morals we learn at a young age. However, some people have actually taken offense to certain books due to the content inside the book being “too offensive to them and have asked that these books be banned while other people want these books to stay. It’s a consistent debate of whether certain books should be banned or not and there are different viewpoints

Even though our world is getting more and more connected, censorship still remains one of the top issues that separate people from reading books. Books are the spreader of both bad and good knowledge and I believe that we should no longer contain or ban books just because they are offensive to certain groups in America. The debate on challenged books is a hot topic in America because the country is founded on a basis of freedom of speech.

Many books have been questioned and challenged. Even as far as to banning them. But what exactly is a banned book and why are they banned? A banned book is a book that has been censored by an authority, a government body, a library, or a even school system. A book that has been banned is actually removed from a library or school system. The actual contextual reasons as to banning them is use of explicit violence, gore, sexuality, explicit language, religion, or dark times in history. On the non-contextual side of the reason why they are banned books are usually because with the best intentions to protect people, frequently children, from difficult philosophies and information. Teachers, or even more common adults, often censor books from

Some books contain extremely harmful information that can put lives at risk. Understandably, a guide detailing the step-by-step process of making a bomb could spell disaster in the wrong hands. However, this argument falls flat when you consider that most bookstores would never choose to carry books like this. As shown in Forensic Files, even the attempted purchase of a book like this is often discovered by the authorities There is no reason why this cannot be applied to libraries as well. Less shockingly, most others cling to the concept of moral decay. Some content is supposedly not fit for children, or even people of any age. However, a study hosted on the American Library Association website between the 90s and early 2000s shows that over than 2,000 cumulative book challenges were because of offensive language and sexually explicit content. A parent’s decision to censor their child from more mature themes, should not unfairly spell the same fate for their

But a book maybe have been banned or labeled ina certain way, whitch is why it's importaint for the readers to make their judgment on the book. Many books that have been banned are dropped from the banned list. Those books that was banned is done so because of the contents in the book. There was a common places where they banned the books in schools, public libary, and book stores, but unlike some places the books that were banned was for the following reasons, racial issuses, inappropiate language or actions, or violence and

The American Library Association defines censorship as the removal, suppression, or restricted circulation of literary or educational materials. Censorship can be subtle, almost unseen, as well as blatant and overt, but nonetheless, harmful. The abilities to read, speak, and express ourselves freely are core values. Throughout history many different governments and people have tried to ban books for many different reasons. People attempt to ban books because the material conflicts with their own beliefs. Some people believe that a child’s parent should be the only one able to censor what a child reads. Librarians and governing bodies should maintain that parents and only parents have the right and responsibility to restrict things from their children. According to the challenges by initiator, institution, type, and year, parents challenge books more often than any other group. The subject is very controversial causing many disagreements. Some people may believe that a book is wonderful, while others believe that it’s corrupting the youth. Books are banned to protect people, mainly children, from difficult ideas and information. Nudity, drugs, religious viewpoint,

Many people think that some books that are considered as "inappropriate" should be banned in public places, like schools. A lot of high schools have already banned certain books, such as" Of Mice and Men" because of many different reasons, but these books should not be banned in public places like schools. Books like Of Mice and Men should not be banned because students need to learn the background and history behind the books, students need to be prepared for books they will read in high school and college, and lastly because the more mature content will get them ready for their teen and early adult years.

Book banning is said to be happening for many reasons. School boards say that there is foul language in some books. They also say that there is political bias in books. This might be good for some people because they need exposure to both sides of politics. If kids read these books in school, by the time they are allowed to be involved in politics, they are adults and they will have more of an experience

Banning books is an exaggerated solution to an avoidable problem. Specifically, “rather than banning [a] book for it’s sexual content, a better solution would be for parents to put such subjects into perspective for the children who may want to read the book” (Rich). Some parents think that banning books is the only to deal with their children around touchy subjects, when, in reality, sitting down and talking with their children would have been not only easier, but more effective, too. Books are banned for a multitude of reasons, many of which most people do not agree upon. For instance, there is “a biased, non-standard scale of what random people perceive as wrong or unsuitable” in which determines whether or not a book is banned (Yung). What some parents might consider horrifyingly inappropriate, others might consider a necessary lesson for the education of their child. Promoters of book banning say that they are protecting children's innocence, but book banees only do what they do because they’re afraid, afraid of new things and afraid of letting their kids grow up. In the words of accredited author and Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award recipient, Judy Blume, “I believe that censorship grows out of fear, and because fear is contagious, some parents are easily swayed… They want to believe that if their children don’t read about it, their children won’t know about it. And if they

As a teen, students should not be exposed to the inappropriateness that are put in books at such a young age.There are several reasons that banned books should be kept out of the classrooms. A few specifically are, racial issues, inappropriate language and sexual profanity. Some people believe books should be banned in schools/libraries because it is putting inappropriate knowledge in at such a young age.

Censoring books limit the available books to everyone. The reason this is bad is because not everyone has the same rules for what and what not to read. As said in, Banned Books: A School Librarian's Perspective, “In most cases, the complainants begin to look at the book in light of the whole process and realize that although they may not want their child to read a book such as "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson because it has several profanities, it is actually a very fine book that other parents might want their own children to read.” (Coatney) This shows how a book that

It is my belief that since by the time the child is required to read such literature in school, they are at an age where they can distinguish between things that should and should not be said and it is the job of the parents to educate the child that just because they say it in a book does not mean he or she should.Another subject common to banned and censored books is sexuality.