To Kill A Mockingbird: Banned Books

It is understood why somebody may think that books should not be banned at schools because by doing this parents are hurting their children by restrain their knowledge. When a quality book is banned, the children lose the opportunity to learn from that book. It is better supported that, some books should be banned from schools because they can introduce students to unacceptable topics and teach them bad or useless

Although it is ridiculous to ban books, it is somewhat understandable. Some books are extremely heavy on the controversial side, and include a boat load of inappropriate content. “My corduroys. My boxers. Two layers. I could feel the warmth of her cheek on my thigh. There are times when it is appropriate, even preferable, to get an erection when someone’s face is in close proximity to your penis” (Green). It is easy to see why someone with a closed mind would take offense to this kind of content being in a book for young

“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight,” Stephen Chbosky. Books open up people’s minds to new ideas and allow people to the world in a new light. Banning books only makes one want to read those books more- to learn and poder over the controversial issues. One controversially banned novel is the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This book while still has lessons to teach people in today’s society, including the ignorance of racism to addressing modern day issues; therefore The Adventures of Huckleberry FInn should not be banned.

According to the American Library Association, famous children books such as, Alice in Wonderland, The Giving Tree, Charlotte’s Web, and The Lorax were all banned in certain states in the country. These are not the only books that have been banned, countless numbers of a variety of books have been removed, erased, or trashed because of how people negatively perceived them. The banning of books has been a long controversial argument from the time they were created. All over the world, a book has been banned or challenged because it did not meet the criteria a book should have in that community. Whether it be parents, educators, or officials, people regard the contents of the certain books as inappropriate and socially insensitive.

First, the author argues, “When engaging in critical literacy, readers question reality and entertain multiple perspectives about particular topics, attitudes, and behaviors” (Graff). Challenged and banned books are beneficial to readers. These banned books help students evaluate more difficult pieces of literature, which could be used in the future. Jennifer Graff states, “...Book censorship helps us think critically about the power of the written word as well as the relationships between individuals, texts, and contexts, to paraphrase Lawrence Sipe (1999)” (Graff). Banned and challenged books allow readers to see the truth--from the past, future, or present--written by the author. Readers can apply these ideas to real-life situations successfully. In the article, On Reading and Sharing Banned Books, the topic of “...heightened sensitivity about what and how we say things,” and needing, “ongoing conversations about how literature can be part of our lives without undue stress and controversy” is exposed (Graff). Books are written for many reasons, to inform persuade, entertain, and relax; however, with books censorship, finding relaxing or entertaining books is extremely difficult. Without censorship, readers could easily discuss these now controversial topics without worry. The purpose of the book, good moral, and potentially

To be honest, books should not get banned just because other people don’t agree with them. If a person does not agree with something in a book, that person should just simply stop reading and ignore the book. What one person finds offensive may not seem offensive to another. In the United States, people have the freedom of press, which means people have the right to circulate opinions in print without censorship by the government. When a book gets banned it is usually by a school district and not by the government, but in my opinion, the right of freedom of press is still getting violated in some way.Today, Invisible Man is banned in Randolph County in North Carolina. The book was banned after a mother wrote a 12-page complaint on why it should be banned. “This novel is not so innocent; instead, this book is filthier, too much for teenagers,” said the woman in her complaint. Before getting banned, Invisible Man had not only been in the school libraries, but it had also been included in the summer reading list for the

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

As Brad Meltzer explains, books are very powerful. “They’re recipes made up of hopes and dreams and fears.” He shows that stories change us in ways we had never thought was possible. He tells us also that these great books get banned because of this. They get banned because people think they change people too much. Authors are able t

Books are banned for multiple reasons. To ban something is to forbid or prohibit it (Ban). Some of these reasons are not very clear.

There are a lot of people that do think banning books like Of Mice and Men would be the best thing to do. Some people think that the books are over the kid's heads, and they won't get what the story is about. This is true, but if you don’t start reading books like Of Mice and Men then the students won't be prepared for future grades to come, and state test. Some people also think that the students shouldn’t be reading books with bad content and language. In The book Of Mice and Men it does have a lot of bad language, but the author doesn’t just include these words in the book for no reason. The author puts certain words in the novels to show the way the people acted and talked in the certain time period of the book. By putting these words in the book, it actually helps the reader learn and take something away from what it would be like to live in that period of time. Therefore, there are a lot of reasons to support banning books, but there are more to not ban

“Book Banning” may seem like an issue of the past, but, in fact, it is still a very pertinent issue in the U.S. today. These classic books have been banned at one time or another: Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Color Purple, Huckleberry Finn, The Grapes of Wrath, The Harry Potter series. You’re probably wondering how these, extremely famous, books can be so censored in America today. There are many reasons that are given in regards to book censorship. For instance, language or profanity, violence, sexual explicitness, or “uncomfortable” topics, such as rape and race relations. Christian groups have requested that a countless number of books, with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer (LGBTQ+) themes, be taken out of schools and libraries The banning and censorship of books can happen in many places and ways; taking them off school reading lists, or even out of libraries and bookstores.

Oftentimes, Americans cannot freely express themselves through literature. The world of literature is a big and scary place. To some, it's a break from the world, and for others, it's an immoral and explicit hobby. Americans are told that these books are too inappropriate and contain graphic content, which could arguably violate the freedom of speech. Hundreds of books in the United States have been banned over the years for different reasons, often over topics considered controversial or sensitive. Banned books may have been censored for political or historical inaccuracies in public school libraries by either parents or teachers because they do not want their children to absorb wrong or incorrect information that could

Remember when one was taught that one shouldn't be afraid to speak up? Or speak about what one believes in? Well, censorship breaks apart all of that freedom we fought for, and learned throughout the years. Here is why censorship should not be implemented in the United States. Throughout the years, many innovative authors have created masterpieces and best sellers, such as Cujo, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and many other classic books from Stephen king, mark twain, and other great authors. Unfortunately, many books have been challenged and banned due to the violence, gruesome, and sexual content. In 1960 “To KIll a Mockingbird” was released and immediately became successful. However, it’s one of the most controversial and challenged book due to the fact that many schools, parents, teachers claim that the book provides content that is racially, and sexually inappropriate for young readers. Still to this day, Harper Lee's “To Kill a Mockingbird,” remains among one of the top banned books. This is why Books shouldn't be censored because mature readers won't get the opportunity to read the books that they can handle.

The subject of censorship is a very controversial one, especially the banning of books. Many people believe they must protect themselves and others from the "evils" of many classic books and works of art because they can be deemed "indecent" in one way or another. Many believe that this is absurd and censorship in its current form is a violation of our First Amendment right to free speech. Personally, I align myself with the latter, however I do feel there are occasions where censorship is justifiable.

Some people do not realize that they affect the education of their children by banning certain books. The banning of books is banning the author's right to free speech which can hinder the education of Americans. In schools teachers have to worry about what readings they present to their students because they could have any parent coming after them for exposing their children to “heinous” or “bad” things when all it truly is, is literature used to broaden