L8r, G8r Banned or Not? The name of the book I have chosen is “L8r, G8r” by Lauren Myracle. The book is about three girls named Zoe, Maddie, and Angela. They are high school seniors dealing with the pressure of graduating high school together, and going their separate ways.…
Why Are Books Banned? Why are books banned? There are many banned and challenged books out there but why are they banned and is it for the right reasons? One banned book is the book Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark: More Tales to Chill Your Bones. There are a many reasons why this book is banned but I will tell you three.…
Most schools however ban it because of sexually explicit material. They don’t want the kids to be forced to have to hear anything that is unfit for the ears. School Board member Scott Veerkamp says when talking about a book called Song of Solomon, "I think if we give them a book with that smut in it, it legitimizes it” (Penner Par. 15). The book he is talking of a book about a black man who comes to grips with a complex family history. It also begins with suicide and ends with suicide and has a few sexual passages.…
Books are challenged and banned for many reasons. One book that has been challenged many times is This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki. Although it does have some mature themes, it should not be banned due to the fact that many adolescents go through, or have gone through, similar things in their lives and it can help them see that other people understand what they are going through. Also it talks about the taboo topics we don’t talk about in society, or which could be important to their lives.…
For thousands of years, books have entertained and educated the masses. To ban a book is downright unjust in the way it forbids a person to communicate their thoughts, as well as restricts people from enjoying a piece of literature. Books as a whole are excellent teachers, and show another face to the world, and should not be banned. Moreover, the banning of books infringes on the freedom of speech and the freedom to read.…
Censorship has followed the free expressions of men and women throughout history. The very first record of censorship was in China, 300 AD, when the first censorship law was introduced (Otite). Books should be free for anyone and everyone to read, although children and young adults may be naive and impressionable, books should not be exclusive to certain age groups or social classes. The challenging and banning of the books like Huckleberry Finn, Fahrenheit 451, and The Great Gatsby.…
According to the American Library Association 11,300 books have been challenged since 1982. The school board has banned many books for no reason. The novel The House on Mango Street is an example of one of these many banned books. The TUSD board banned this book because it “promotes the overthrow of the US government, promotes resentment to a race or class of people, and is designed primarily for one ethnic group.” Clearly you can tell that the school board banned this book without doing their research, because it never talked about the overthrow of the government.…
America, the land known for its freedom and its classical novels. As years have come and gone, bestsellers and classics are being taken away from students in the school systems, the students have no say in the matter. Parents or the school board bring up the matter to the schools, then there are many meetings deciding whether the book should be banned or should stay. Challenging and banning books is a very popular matter now, with many eager to support, and some trying to get rid of the cause. Many parents and students question as to why books can be banned in the first place and what causes them to be taken out of so many schools.…
Educators teach about the 1930’s and students learn about it, and those books aren’t banned, and they teach similar things, but word them in a more pleasant way. Students read many books in school regarding the time period of the 1930’s, but To Kill A Mockingbird isn’t okay for children to read because of the language, which again has many resolutions. It is a very informative book about the conditions of the 1930’s, and how bad racism really was, compared to now. This book can show the people of this century what discrimination really was, and give them a perspective on how bad conditions truly were, so why is it still being banned? Kids don’t notice the history and the insight that they can get from this book, and they are more concerned with the fact that the book has unpleasant topics.…
Due to our own human nature, people learn the best through their experiences, both positive and negative. It is important for teenagers to understand the process of maturing, especially through how their actions can affect other people. A Separate Peace should not be banned and should be used in high school curriculums because it is a relatable story of young adults maturing through experiences.…
Another reason books are banned is because they might contain racial themes. And also because of religion motives. I believe books shouldn't be banned, I believe we should decide on what we want to read depending on our values and principles. Libraries, schools, and many other local organizations have taken their time to ban books. The American Library Association have banned books with their best intentions, to protect children from though ideas and information.…
Book banning and censoring is something that happens in this country to stop children from being exposed to topics that are sometimes deemed too explicit to be suitable for children. Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, keeps getting banned from the curriculum of a Mississippi middle school. This is happening for the books inclusion of rape and derogatory language, particularly the overuse of the n-word. Many also do not like how some of the characters in the novel are portrayed, and do not realize how this portrayal is very accurate to the time period. Because of the truthfulness of the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, along with every other book, should not be banned or censored because books reflect and bring awareness to real life problems, the practice of banning books violates the First Amendment, and reasons for book banning are often easily contradicted.…
The idea of banning books has been around for decades. These types of book banned even include your favorite child hood bedtime stories. Of Mice and Men is a classic book with an important meaning written throughout its pages. Throughout the years many people have tried to ban Of Mice and Men due the controversial issues displayed in the book. These issues allow readers to take a look through the lens of the era in which the book is written.…
Fortunately, for every group pushing for bans on literature, there are organizations that fight for this freedom. One such organization is the American Civil Liberties Union. In the year 2000, when discussing the topic of book banning, the organization stated that, “Permitting restraints on literature sets the stage for attacks on all expression that is artistically or politically controversial or that portrays unpleasant realities of life” (American Civil Liberties Union). Although some books may contain graphic violence or sexual content, and therefore of course should be kept out of the hands of children, I’d like to think that these widespread en masse bans of such literature are a poor way to go about it. It’s not as if middle or high school students are incapable of understanding and comprehending dark or more adult subject matter.…
- People who don’t agree with a book can send “challenges” which are complaints about a book for a number of reason, these complaints can be sent to a school district or even the government. - Most books are banned from schools due to parents considering the themes in specific books to be to “mature” or “obscene” for children - There have been over 17 000 attempts to challenge books - One example of this is from a State Senator bill Holtzclaw who believed that the novel “The Bluest Eye” be removed from schools curriculums due to it being “highly objectionable” - Not only books are being censored to students, there has been an increase of online resources being blocked as well, this of course does include legitimate educational websites - Examples…