The Subject Of Banning Books

This article aimed to express the concerns and disappointments of those who are not pleased with the banning of very popular books they loved as a children. These people do not agree with book banning because in their times, when they were children, they were allowed to read whatever appealed to them. Amongst these now banned books are; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Black Beauty, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The Catcher in the Rye, as well as many other classic books. But this book banning is not something fairly new. Book banning started in the early 1990s where by 1994, the demand for removal of books had increased by more than 50%.

Censorship is a concept with several different meanings. To each individual censorship has its own meaning. Is it a violation of our rights or is it a protection for our well being? Censorship in the generic sense refers to the suppression of information, ideas, or opinions. It occurs in all forms of communication from technological media to print media. Each society, culture, or individual's belief is violated by the codes of censorship that our society instills.

By the time a child can read these books, I feel, they are old enough to know that it is just a story and the Goosebumps books are all about getting kids into the fun of reading.<br><br>As I have said before, there are certainly occasions where censorship is justified. For example, the Kenneth Starr report on President Clinton's affairs with Monica Lewinsky and the attempts to cover it up is certainly not for kids. Due to its graphic sexual content, I would not be surprised if it was censored extensively or even removed from the Internet sites it is currently on. I do believe when censorship is used, it must be used with common sense. Instead of banning classic literary works and educational from school libraries and classrooms, classes could possibly discuss why the authors use such language and content in their books. Why ban a good book because it has a few profanities? If censorship must be used to control inappropriate content, it should be used to prevent children from gaining access to materials such as pornography on the Internet rather than the sex-ed book in the school

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,

The parents of our communities tend to fall on either side of the issue, divided into pro and anti-censorship groups. The big question that everyone is asking is if a student were to open a book and read about drugs, sex, or violence will this make a child more susceptible to this kind of behavior? Our United States board of education believes so, and has installed censorship safety precautions in the literature that is available in public schools and libraries. According to the American Library Association between 1990 and 2000 6,364 challenges against books were brought to Office of Intellectual Freedom by parents, teachers, and different pro-censorship organizations. The grounds for these challenges were that the books contained sexually explicit material, offensive language, satanic references, violence, homosexuality, or promotion of a religious belief. Some books that were on this list include The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (for incessant use of the n word), The Catcher and the Rye (Depicts teenage depression, prostitution and use of the f word) and Go Ask Alice (Instances of Drug Use, sex, and suicide. People that are pro censorship argue that no books are being banned. That, in fact, you can buy those same books in many bookstores or other places. They argue that is their right, as taxpayers to decide what their children should have

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

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.

“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance”. – Laurie Henderson. By banning books, it can deprive children the information or the mental nourishment they will need for life.

A situation that parents and people found to be justice for banning a certain book happened during a court case. “On April 18, 2000, a twice-convicted child molester named Charles Davis was found guilty in San Diego Superior Court of possessing child pornography” (“Library Censorship is Justified”). The man had found some art that featured naked girls, but the book that he had retrieved these photos from happened to come from a library. Pictures such as these are illegal and should not be in libraries for children or teens to stumble across. Davis argued that his photos were art, but Judge Kennedy did not find this to be true.

“Once a government is committed to the principal of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear,” said by Harry Truman. Censorship is the act of trying to silence the voices of many, each being deserves to have a voice in society. Literary censorship should not be applied because each individual has the right to information and limitations should not be placed on freedom of speech.

Censorship, according to Google, is “the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts”. Censorship happens when someone,be it a parent, a teacher, feels uncomfortable with their child(ren) reading something, and decide it’s unfit for all children, including high-schoolers.

Censoring books has been a part of our society since the beginning of civilization, the government’s’ suggest that it's a way for them to filter out any noxious content which could make their citizen vulnerable, but some consider it only a way for the administration to veil the reality so that their powers don't get questioned and the nation remains blinded. Mark Twain, author of Roughing It, said that “ censorship is telling a man he can’t eat steak because a baby can’t chew it”. Censoring a book can happen on a national level or on just on a local level where a catholic school can cloak out books from Stephen Hawking, so that their students don’t have any conflicting views on the creation of the universe.

Hi, my name is Monica Paz Solis, I am a student at Summit High School. As a student, I am writing to you concerning censorship. As a High School student, I believe that in most cases censorship is used excessively, mostly concerning books. All around the world books have been one of the most banned elements of being too uncomfortable. Censorship leaves the minds of young adults susceptible by not allowing us to create our own opinion on the issues happening in our society. Kids sooner or later will have to be exposed to certain things in their life whether parents like it or not. Being a part of growing it's unavoidable. When books are challenged the more people want to read it. Making it an attention grabber for students. When teaching a

Censorship is that if … “Any attempt to suppress the expression of thought, to alter or restrict information …” ("Censorship", article-9273576). Some parents do not want their children reading certain books, due to use of profanity, too depressing, negative influences, sexual references and racial content. There were many court cases to discuss the subject of banning books or whether the school’s actions with this matter were fair. The federal court couldn't even agree upon decisions because everyone has there own ideas about age appropriate books. But, does anyone really know what age is considered mature enough to read books that are labeled “too mature or violent”? 12, 16, 18, 21? However, no matter what age level, we all should be responsible for what we read but, only read what you know, you can handle. As of today, there are fewer and fewer books being banned, yet there are people who still want several books banned. Many people want these books off the shelves in school libraries. There are many books that have been banned/ challenged for various reasons, but that doesn't mean anyone can tell you what you can or can’t read. Despite, the actions to prevent certain books to be on school book shelves, students and other book lovers liked sharing their thoughts with the world. They have been challenging books until

Throughout history many books have been published. The material discussed within the text various and sometimes crosses the boundaries of which many see as offensive. The banning and censorship of literature has been prevalent over the course of time.