Books are not always good for kids, they often show and tell them to do things they should not do. Do you think books show defiance? Most books have back stories or they are stores that are made it. Goldilocks and the Three Bears should be banned from the library shelves because Goldilocks blatantly defines authority, teaches children that defying authority is ok, and the book inspires children to flagrantly defy authority. Goldilocks defies authority by breaking into someone’s home, that she knows nothing about. She is disrespecting the family by breaking and entering, eating their food, breaking a chair and by sleeping in their beds. This can cause children to just walk in to a stranger’s house due to the door being open, this also gives showed things them it is okay to disrespect people. Reading this story can show the kids that bad things are okay and that there are no consequences for the actions they proceeded to do. …show more content…
Goldilocks got right up and ran out once she realized the bears where back, she never once had to face any type of punishment. This is what causes people in today’s world to think they can do whatever they want and not be caught. Just because you got away with something once does not mean you will always get away with it. Learn from your first mistake that you might of got away with something small now but in the future you will not. A children’s book is known to be made up, a story that is there to put them to sleep. Just because there are problems in these stories does not mean the child will understand them. Goldilocks and the Three Bears should not be banned from the library shelves because it is just a kids book, and it is not seen as a book to show children that defying authority is ok, the book does not inspire children to flagrantly defy
The Constitution states: "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." Even though books may influence young minds with negative thinking, society shouldn’t ban books because it prohibits learning and it violates the First Amendment in the Constitution. Banning books takes away the author’s right, some books can be very educational, and it takes away the children’s choice of what they get to read.
Many might think that all teenage or young adult books would be filled with happy thoughts and positive things, but you don't learn lessons from everything being perfect. That’s where banned or challenged books come along. A challenged book is a book that has been requested by many to be moved off a library's shelf. A banned book is a challenged book the has been removed from the shelves. The Outsiders was one of the best-selling books of its time and has won 5 awards since. It was banned and challenged for many reasons by many school districts. By examining its usage of expose on family dysfunction, strong language and portrayal of gang violence, it is clear why some would have it banned.
The Library has no right to ban Huck Finn on these grounds. The reason that books should be banned is to protect the innocence of young readers and to keep them from reading something inappropriate for their age. The reasons that they (the committee) gave for banning Huck Finn are unsatisfactory and are not valid reasons to ban a book. Now, it is true that for most younger readers the elaborate satire and criticisms of the American culture in Huck Finn are lost, but that is no reason to ban it, it is simply a statement that some will understand the deeper meaning of the book, while for others, it will be lost.
Have you ever read a book and wondered “How is this book allowed in public libraries?” Most students do not pay attention to content; however, many parents disagree with the content their children are reading, whether the book is being taught in class or the child picked it up in the school library. Surprisingly, some school librarians and teachers disagree with certain books permitted in schools. The book Forever by Judy Blume is an example of a challenged and controversial book. Judy Blume is a children’s book author, which most people would not think that her books have been challenged.
In Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime and Robert Southey’s “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”, Christopher Boone and Goldilocks make imperfect choices but they lack certain skills. Christopher is 15 years old and was diagnosed with Autism at a young age. His brain runs like a timeline which can confuse him sometimes. He also does not have most social skills, he has no fear in some extremely dangerous situations and he has a difficult time controlling his emotions and natural instincts. Goldilocks is a little girl who can be discourteous with no sympathy but she is growing up in both her age and maturity with her experiences. The theme of
...etter than ignorance. Book censorship should not limit the amount of knowledge a child can receive, instead, books should be used to benefit children in their education and future career.
People should be allowed to read whatever they want to read, even if it is a touchy subject to someone else. Although some people mainly believe in the banning of books due to explicit content, it actually causes a negative effect on people and children. Not only does it take away the people’s first amendment rights, but it also shelters children from real life situations that might affect their future. Banning books is unconstitutional and shelters children.
Books teach people everything they need to know about a certain subject, historical event, or how to deal with certain situations in life. Students in school need these books in particular to develop, but it is occasionally difficult to acquire education books when parents are censoring books for their children. “That parent in Connecticut also declared the she is the best judge of what is acceptable for her children to read” (Gallo). Censorship over a child is hard because depending on the age, there could be multiple reasons. This mother dictating over a child that is fairly young then it is understandable. Younger children as they...
Some of the best literature, also happens to be some of the most controversial pieces. The books mentioned above, some were banned because of language, other because of racism and sexuality, but all of them were important pieces about life lessons people should read about. I believe that books like these actually enhance our learning abilities, and not daunt them. I believe that it should not be up to the government, or the FCC, to control what citizens do or do not read in school systems. They have taken away enough by taking The Bible out of schools, it is a right our founding fathers gave to us when this country was first established, t...
scholarly literature argument is still going on today. For example, the Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey has been challenged many times since its first debut in 1997. According to the ALA, this series was banned in some schools due to “insensitivity and being unsuited to age group, as well as encouraging children to disobey authority.” So if the belief that children’s books shouldn’t be for the imagination but for intellect has lasted for centuries, does this mean we should ban children from books that we consider to be for entertainment and not scholarly advancement? Given that fiction is something still being written today, and growing in popularity as shown by the massive fan bases of young adult novels such as the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyers or the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling, I don’t believe the banning of imaginative literature is going to happen anytime soon. But should it? The question is something school authorities still struggle
...dren today are exposed to video games, movies, songs and television that have the same or more inappropriate materials than books. But do you see them being taken off the shelves? Instead of people trying to challenge or ban books they parents should keep an eye on what their kids are reading. Parents will be able to help answer their child's questions on what they are read if they have any. This will also help them gain new knowledge in the world we live in.
Censorship is the practice of examining books, movies and other things and suppressing unacceptable parts. When books are banned it’s because it satisfies the needs of the higher power to be in control. If the children don’t read the book then they won’t learn about it. Schools think that they should shelter kids away from real life things just because there bad. Blubber is banned because of the vulgar language and bullying. In the book all the girls in the class pick on a fat girl and call her mean names and never get punished, they also curse and are disrespectful. Blubber is written by Judy Blume who let her kids read anything because she felt it was right for them to know about real world things no matter what age and no matter what context. This is probably why most of her books come off as inappropriate to most people. Judy Blume’s Blubber is banned in some schools and libraries because the bullies prevail and it doesn’t teach good morals, and despite the literary merit it has, it should continue to be banned because of vulgar language, and harassment.
...ain groups consider books to be immoral does not mean they need to be pulled from the shelves. Censoring is acceptable for the youth, but there is an age when we all grow up and are able to handle books with explicit content.
It is a book that my child may never be able to read. It seems that the only logical reasoning to aid in what offends people is to completely eliminate the book from the library. A better approach is to understand that this book may help them examine other beliefs, attitudes, values, and traditions and to accept, tolerate, or even reject these ideas without prejudices against people who hold particular views. In the democracy In which we live, where regularly all ideas are debatable. A wide range on all points of view should be available to the public.
In 2013, Lane Technical High School students flooded the school grounds chanting things like “No more banned books!” and “Let us read!” under the freezing rain. Their principal was told by his supervisor to remove all copies of Persepolis (by: Marjane Satrapi), a graphic novel depicting one woman’s childhood during the Islāmic revolution in Iran, from all classrooms and the school’s library. The resulting protest against the book’s removal has earned the students the Illinois Library Association’s 2013 Intellectual Freedom Award. Despite the student’s effort against banning the book however, The Chicago Public School district claimed to have the right to ban Persepolis from their library considering the fact that the book contains questionable language and depicts scenes of torture...but are they really “protecting” children from the evils of the world?