“What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.” These are the words of Salmon Rushdie, and helps explain what this essay will discuss. All books have useful information where people can learn from historical mistakes and learn the deeper meaning in books. No one should have the right to take away one’s right to read or write what they want.
One of the main reasons that many books are banned, is because they are about horrible events and despicable history. This includes things such as slavery, segregation, and anything else that people deem wrong. A commonly banned book is The Color Purple by Alice Walker. This book is challenged because it contains offensive topics and language such as rape, racial slurs, and a fair share of violence. What many people don’t see or realize, is that this book is a Pulitzer Prize winning book. When people can look past the violence and crude language, they can learn a lot about the world. You can especially learn a lot from a Pulitzer Prize winning book! …show more content…
A killer or rapist will not spring out from challenged books, and readers seldom take influence from a book. If a person is offended by a book, they have the right to tell people to not read it, but not to take it away from all readers. It is an American right to read any book, and as soon as it is taken away, the Freedom of Speech is taken from the authors of those books. In fact, the constitution says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." Despite this, attempts to censor and challenge books still occur. This is a value that all of America should keep, and should never be taken
One of the main reasons that many books are banned, is because they are about horrible events and despicable history. This includes things such as slavery, segregation, and anything else that people deem wrong. A commonly banned book is The Color Purple by Alice Walker. This book is challenged because it contains offensive topics and language such as rape, racial slurs, and a fair share of violence. What many people don’t see or realize, is that this book is a Pulitzer Prize winning book. When people can look past the violence and crude language, they can learn a lot about the world. You can especially learn a lot from a Pulitzer Prize winning book! …show more content…
A killer or rapist will not spring out from challenged books, and readers seldom take influence from a book. If a person is offended by a book, they have the right to tell people to not read it, but not to take it away from all readers. It is an American right to read any book, and as soon as it is taken away, the Freedom of Speech is taken from the authors of those books. In fact, the constitution says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." Despite this, attempts to censor and challenge books still occur. This is a value that all of America should keep, and should never be taken