1984 Should Be Banned Essay

George Orwell’s novel, 1984, has been challenged countless of times due to communism ideas and mature themes. Not only was this book banned by many public schools in the U.S., it was also banned in Russia during Stalin’s rule due to its anti-communist ideas. People who own or read this book in Russia would be arrested. Although many people want to ban this book due to its sexual references and political beliefs, I think 1984 should not be ban because this book reveals the truth on how the government can make people ignorant, revoke freedom to pursue happiness and basic human rights.

Orwell reveals how ignorant people are due to Big Brother erasing history. In the beginning of the novel, the main character’s job is describe to be rewriting history, “By 2050, earlier. Probably- all real knowledge of old speak will have disappeared. The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed.” (Orwell pg.65) Literature such as Shakespeare will be destroyed due to the government’s censorship rules. 1984 is ban by the government in Russia, thus readers know that if government can censor this book, imagine what else the government can block. Later on in the novel, Winston explains to O’Brien about what will happen to history, “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” (Orwell pg. 313) Throughout history, it is obvious that our

Orwell mentions a lot of things that are related to sex, along with describing very explicit detail on how Winston feels about Julia sexually, “Her body was white and smooth, but it aroused no desire in him, indeed he barely looked at it. “ (Orwell pg. 39) However sex should not be a taboo topic that high school students should not read about because obviously it is human nature to reproduce and students at high school age should be consider old enough to understand what it is. If a parent has any