Should Animal Farm Be Banned Essay

Banned From Literature Syllabus The Russian Revolution is such a big part of history and is interpreted in different ways so everyone from all backgrounds will understand exactly what happened. Many books, essays, and articles explain how the fight between Stalin, Hitler, and Trotsky took place but the negativity that highlighted on how they ran their government was criticized because other similar countries are doing some of the same tactics. Governments are feeling the need to censor what the population reads and listens to, and in the process of doing so, they are abusing the power they have. Animal Farm, an allegory written by George Orwell, talks about farm animals rising up and revolting against their cruel leader to become degraded …show more content…
In January 1999, two reporters from the newspaper office had been abducted and tortured. This incident took place because they were trying to inform the people of what was happening. These two reporters were taken by government officials. A little while after this happened President Mugabe went on television and attempted to justify his reasoning for what he did, claiming they were british agents. This man is not only abusing his power but is also harming his country. The people of Zimbabwe need to realize the censorship and speak up. They all need to be informed. Ignorance isn't always bliss. In the United Arab Emirates, they have banned the same book as well. But, some of the reasoning behind it is understandable. Animal Farm goes against their religion, not only because of the emphasis on pigs in the book also because of their theocratic despotism government. In some educational systems it’s forbidden for its message of ,“ revolution being betrayed.” Not all of the people shared the same views as their government and school systems. Iranian exiles even wanted to created a pirated edition of Animal