Why Are Books Banned

Why are books banned? Why are books banned or challenged? There are many ways a book can be challenged or banned. A book can be banned or challenged by violence or negativity which means that books that include violence are censored. Some books have been deemed for negative or depressing features. As well as being banned by the profanity, racial issues. By examining the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel, and reading over the racial issues and the work of violence that is implemented into this book, I believe that this book should be banned. My first reason that I believe that the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel should be banned is because of the violence. In this book, it started off by Elie, the main character, which was 12 years old at the time. He was sent on a train ride to the concentration camp named “Auschwitz”. Once Elie reached the camp, he began to see a ditch where babies are thrown into a burning flame. Because of this type of violence that was portrayed in this book referencing children that it would not be suitable for children to read. …show more content…
This means, the author of the book uses words such as “God” or “Jesus” as profanity in a way that could offend certain people or religions. For example, on page 77, the text says, “Where’s God? How can I believe, how can anyone believe in this God of mercy.” This could affect people by their religion and beliefs, for example, according to the article in “Holocaust A Call to Conscience” it states “The book called into question God and provided a justification for the occupation of Palestine.” I feel that this could offend people and their beliefs about