We live in a world where freedom of expression is on the rise among all aspects of society. However, according to Meghan Cox Gurdon, freedom of expression, especially in books, ought to be contained based on age.
Writing is a tool to convince. Reshaping sentences and choosing specific words are only elements of the tool. Megan Cox Gurdon argues that YA fiction are ubiquitously gory and filled with grotesque images that are stomach churning. Her primary tool for her argument is to appeal to the parents, whether their sweet and innocent child should be reading such books. First, the YA genre is extensive. There are books that explore ideas that are clearly stomach churning but there are books that are clearly do not. For example: Harry Potter is considered YA fiction, but when compared to YA fiction such as “Shine” by Lauren Myracle, they are radically different. Basing your opinions on YA fictions that are considered “very extreme” and diffusing that opinion to public is being narrow-minded. Comparing “Harry Potter” and “Shine” and concluding that all YA fiction is stomach churning and will give kids “ideas” is narrow-minded.
Second, if some YA fictions contain gory and grotesque images, they are there for a reason. The author purposely chooses to use profane languages to bring …show more content…
With the far outreach of technology and media, we have brought the world closer to our hands. Information passes swiftly and the news from every corner of the globe is being transmitted to the citizens of earth. In a world where grotesque images of genocides take a minute to share, we should ban books that contain ideas that are considered taboo in society. In a world where the future is dark as the ashes of a coal factory, we should refrain the children from reading books that may “gives them ideas”. In a world where the future is dark, we should abstain our children from reading the dark. Such reasonings to ban books are
Writing is a tool to convince. Reshaping sentences and choosing specific words are only elements of the tool. Megan Cox Gurdon argues that YA fiction are ubiquitously gory and filled with grotesque images that are stomach churning. Her primary tool for her argument is to appeal to the parents, whether their sweet and innocent child should be reading such books. First, the YA genre is extensive. There are books that explore ideas that are clearly stomach churning but there are books that are clearly do not. For example: Harry Potter is considered YA fiction, but when compared to YA fiction such as “Shine” by Lauren Myracle, they are radically different. Basing your opinions on YA fictions that are considered “very extreme” and diffusing that opinion to public is being narrow-minded. Comparing “Harry Potter” and “Shine” and concluding that all YA fiction is stomach churning and will give kids “ideas” is narrow-minded.
Second, if some YA fictions contain gory and grotesque images, they are there for a reason. The author purposely chooses to use profane languages to bring …show more content…
With the far outreach of technology and media, we have brought the world closer to our hands. Information passes swiftly and the news from every corner of the globe is being transmitted to the citizens of earth. In a world where grotesque images of genocides take a minute to share, we should ban books that contain ideas that are considered taboo in society. In a world where the future is dark as the ashes of a coal factory, we should refrain the children from reading books that may “gives them ideas”. In a world where the future is dark, we should abstain our children from reading the dark. Such reasonings to ban books are