Why Is Forever Should Be Banned

This book has sold over 3.5 million copies and forty years after it was first published, it is still causing controversy. Forever is about a teenage girl, katherine, who falls in love with a boy named Michael and they promise to be with each other forever. This book should be banned because it does not promote abstinence and has detailed sexual content.
Forever is mainly challenged for its sexual content. Multiple schools and public libraries have banned and challenged this book. The sex scenes in this book are very descriptive and somewhat unnecessary to tell the story. “Soon Michael moaned and I felt him come- a pulsating wet feeling, a throbbing, like the books-then wetness.” (78) This is one of the many descriptive sex scenes in the book. It is nonessential to tell the story. Teens should not be exposed to this kind of content at such a early age.
Tons of four letter words are used in this book, for example, when Jamie says “Were you fucking?” Swearing is not that bad. All teenagers swear. It’s just a matter of who they swear in front of. Swearing can really emphasize the intensity of the situation. No book should be banned just for swearing. Another reason Forever is challenged is because a character attempts suicide. “ On Thursday morning, Michael's birthday, Artie hung himself from the shower curtain in his bathroom.” (161) Suicide is a …show more content…
I think this book should be banned just in high schools because the sex scenes are extremely descriptive and disgusting. It also does not promote abstinence. Do you really want to give the message to high schoolers that it's okay to have sex before marriage when it can severely damage someone emotionally and physically. The book may be better off in a public library where so many teenagers have access to the book, as where teens would have to go out of there way to read the book. Does this book promote your