Censorship is meant to remove certain part of novels that are considered offensive, immoral, harmful language, while suppressing the freedom of expression of writers, historians, and readers as well. I believe that censorship prevents people from accessing educational information, literary ideas, environmental and political debates, which in return inhibits communication and restrict written and oral expression. Censorship takes away the freedom to express ourselves as we see fit (first basic right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States’ constitution). Individuals normally challenge and ban books because they find them sensitive regardless of the truth spoken and communicated in the themes and lessons of the novel. The purpose
