The Banning Of Books

Supporters of banning say profanity can negatively influence the actions and thoughts of readers, especially younger readers that may not have heard or read many corrupt words. Huckleberry Finn, a book commonly inveighed for its use of contentious racial language, is commonly challenged for that reason. For USA Today, Martha Moore wrote, “When the younger reader is staring at that word five times on a given page and the instructor is saying, 'Mark Twain didn't mean this and you have to read it with an appreciation of irony,' you're asking a lot of a younger reader”. Granted, foul vocabulary is a challenge that academies need to address, but not through barring novels. Besides, if the reader is sufficiently mature for the book, they can still learn from it. For instance, some racial characterizations do not intentionally persecute people, but show the contrasting tensions between them, conforming to the time period. Again, the article “Huck Finn Navigating Choppy Waters Again” revealed, “The word is there for a reason… The word is terrible, it's hurtful, but it's there for a reason” (Moore). The racial epithets used in that book convey the attitude of Missouri in the 1840s when friction between African Americans and white people was rising. Additionally, banning a book due to concerns about the language is not beneficial to pupils because it prevents them from learning from other components of the book. “Often the organizations or schools that ban these books fail to see the book as a whole; they often center on the one page, the one scene or even the one word containing the offensive language or meaning and judge the whole book based on that one aspect,” according to an article by Adriana Lopez. She makes a sound point. A book contains a whole plot with themes that

Schools are meant to be a safe environment full of books and learning opportunities. If this is impaired by books that should be banned, students may feel displaced or uncomfortable. Even a high schooler is prone to this, if action is not taken. There are hundreds of books full of violence, explicit language, and drug references. Annenberg Classroom says it is “unsuitable for students” (AnnenbergClassroom.org). Students of all ages are strongly suggested to not partake of those things, and reading all about them can cause them to think it is acceptable. It is up to administrators and parents to decide what should be allowed in school libraries. Everybody has different beliefs, but most people would not want their

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

Over 11,300 books have been banned and/or challenged in the United States alone (Dankowski). Diverse groups of people choose to choose books for different reasons. The Outsiders displays some of these reasons, such as adult content, vulgar language, and encounters with the police. Nonetheless, different groups of people have chosen to petition against book banning, like The American Library Association. There are also reasons given for why books should not be banned; for example, good moral, future reference, and relaxing stories. Parents, educators, and others choose to ban books from libraries due to the controversial topics and material; however, others would like to argue that these same books have a good moral to follow, as well as beneficial

Banning or challenging books is an occurrence that has been taking place for years in America’s school systems, but often parents and teachers are not in agreement concerning censorship. The National Council of Teachers of English position statement is “We can safely make two statements about censorship: first, any work is potentially open to attack by someone, somewhere, sometime, for some reason; second, censorship is often arbitrary and irrational.” One such challenged book is Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, which was “banned from an eighth-grade classroom in Arizona due to profanity, sexual content, and rape theme” (Lesesne and Chance 48). Even though it presents difficult topics, Speak could be a benefit to students in a

Book banning is a prime target for censorship. Censorship in print media, notably book banning, occurs across homes, schools, stores, and other facilities daily. Censorship in the schools is the most widespread and exposed place for book banning. Do

"Censoring books that deal with difficult, adolescent issues does not protect anybody. Quite the opposite. It leaves kids in the darkness and makes them vulnerable. Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance. Our children cannot afford to have the truth of the world withheld from them” (Halse).

Having the resources to be able to find yourself within a book is one of the most important parts of growing up and gaining the knowledge you need to succeed in the world. Many parents feel the need to protect their children from the profanity and other things they deem morally wrong but, in Regan McMahon’s article “Why Your Kid Should Read Banned Books,” they state that “There’s more to a book than the swear words in it.” They go on to explain that if these kids haven’t encountered the language or issues before, then they will soon. (McMahon). While the child may not take it seriously, instead of banning the book all together, we should be teaching them how to judge for themselves.

So many people think that schools boards should not be able to ban books but they don’t understand how bad some books can be in some people’s minds! School boards should be allowed to ban books because some people or kids might not know what they are reading is bad, they could spread it to their friends and it could become something worse than in the book, and they can copy/ redo what they have read in their books. So school boards should be able to ban books for so many reasons and for kids, and adult’s safety. If certain books got into the wrong hands, something horrible could happen. Kids need to learn about the things that might be in books found at the school libraries. So, school boards should be allowed to ban books from school libraries. People talk, rumors can be started, and trends are made. People can spread bad things that have been read in school books.

The article “Banned Books- Top 3 Pros and Cons” states, “Books in the young adult genre often contain adult themes that young people aren’t ready to experience … Of the top ten most challenged books in 2016, six were suxually explicit”. Students and young adults go to the public library often, and many times chose a book they have never heard of. The number of books with mentions of wrong or improper content is quite large, which means so are the chances of choosing a books with wrong material in it. Reading this kind of content could persuade a young pupil to do something that is not right and could lead their life into ruin.

It important to get the word out there that in the future banning books will ruin peoples learning. Perks of being a Wallflower can teach us morals and acceptance. “Force her to do something she doesn't want to do, then you're in big trouble, mister..” Acceptance is key and books teach us that.

Over the past few years, with the increasing inflammation of America’s political climate, many books have been banned all across American schools simply for the inclusion of material that was deemed “offensive” by teachers and other staff alike, with the children tending not to be significantly affected by the contents of the books. Several books subject to this censorship include Slaughterhouse-5, Fahrenheit 451, 1984, and To Kill a Mockingbird. I wholeheartedly believe they were unjustly banned, as their pro-freedom messages were interpreted as being against freedom, and that they deserve to be given a second chance in many schools.

While Connolly thought The Catcher in the Rye was inappropriate, she completely approved of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, even going so far as to say, "Now why couldn't all the students read Huckleberry Finn! What's wrong with that book?" But Huckleberry Finn has plenty of challengers too. The book contains racist language and uses a racial slur over 200 times (Censorship 2010). Parents find different things appropriate and just because a book is appropriate to one person, another parent may think it is unsuitable for the classroom. Because of this, it can be very hard to know for certain which books will be challenged and which ones will

It is clear that some material is sensitive but there are numerous reasons why material are put into question. Some of these reasons vary in different countries while it leaves the material available in others. Although, by doing this we interfere with education, and creativity.

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