The Pros And Cons Of Book Censorship

How would you feel if the people of your town suddenly decided to remove books that you value but they deem inappropriate? Would you feel angry? Shocked? Or perhaps both? These feelings are not without cause. It is against the basic freedoms of both the reader and writer to restrict, or more accurately, censor the texts that some may view as vulgar and unnecessary. Such acts are completely preposterous and against the things we value as Americans. The removal of these books must be prevented and while some will still protest, we must protect the fundamental liberties of literary freedom we have cherished for decades. It has been long known that libraries were created in order to make all types of literature and content available to all. Therefore, removal of books of any kind from such libraries defeats the purpose of their creation. The censorship that the town council is trying to implement is completely unjustified, and they may as well remove the library, given the nature of their proposal. History has shown that people have burned down libraries and incinerated books to help restrict the intellectual surplus that they offer. Blocking materials from the public is, in a sense, the same thing but during our modern era. …show more content…
Carrying out this tasteless act is just censoring the media and will not be stood for. Along with being a completely unnecessary precaution, it is also in complete violation of the liberties authors possess. They can write whatever they want (within reasonable limits, of course) without having to worry about being censored by those who oversee the distribution of their works. The removal of books from our library doesn’t just violate the rights of our library itself, but also puts the rights of the authors of said books in utter