Would you want your child reading a book that that might influence them to do something wrong? Many books in school get censored all the time. When a book gets banned or censored it would not be able to be read by students or be in the curriculum. Also, the book can not be distributed by teachers in the school. After reading Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan, we believe that it should be censored because it involves bad role models and a lot of violence.
To begin, this book should be banned because of it is bad role models. One troublesome character in the book is Mark. Mark demonstrates many traits of a bad person all while keeping an innocent and expressionless face. One example that exhibits Mark’s bad behavior is when the book states, “ … But after the thing happened last, when Mr.Griffin had recognized Mark’s term paper as one he read several years before at the University of Albuquerque” (77). Mark cheating is not acceptable because it suggests cheating on important assignments. Mark uses papers that are used by students on a college level. For one, it is illegal to use former papers, it is also blatant plagiarism. Not only this, it is an influential idea that could potentially inspire students to cheat on their own papers. Another excerpt from the story that shows how Mark is a bad influence is when the story states, “In fact, he will probably face three trials -- one for his part in Brian Griffin’s death, one for the possible murder of Mrs. Ruggles, and one when …show more content…
It has come to the attention that many guardians want to censor and ban this novel. It is strongly urged that censoring Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan Is the right choice because it is impairing the minds of young readers. If one was a parent, you would not want your child harming an innocent person just because of something they
To begin, this book should be banned because of it is bad role models. One troublesome character in the book is Mark. Mark demonstrates many traits of a bad person all while keeping an innocent and expressionless face. One example that exhibits Mark’s bad behavior is when the book states, “ … But after the thing happened last, when Mr.Griffin had recognized Mark’s term paper as one he read several years before at the University of Albuquerque” (77). Mark cheating is not acceptable because it suggests cheating on important assignments. Mark uses papers that are used by students on a college level. For one, it is illegal to use former papers, it is also blatant plagiarism. Not only this, it is an influential idea that could potentially inspire students to cheat on their own papers. Another excerpt from the story that shows how Mark is a bad influence is when the story states, “In fact, he will probably face three trials -- one for his part in Brian Griffin’s death, one for the possible murder of Mrs. Ruggles, and one when …show more content…
It has come to the attention that many guardians want to censor and ban this novel. It is strongly urged that censoring Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan Is the right choice because it is impairing the minds of young readers. If one was a parent, you would not want your child harming an innocent person just because of something they