Banned In The Usa By Nadine Farid Johnson Analysis

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In the essay, “Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Censor Books in Schools” the author Nadine Farid Johnson reviews the states that have banned books as well as the books that have been banned, she then goes on to give her opinion on book banning, and how schools should go about banning books. Johnson does not believe in banning books; she thinks that it is taking away from the student's learning and they are missing out on opportunities. She thinks if the parents don't want them to read the books, that is understandable, but that should not stop everyone from reading the books. I agree with the author, I don’t believe that the USA should be banning books. I think this for a couple of reasons, I believe that if parents or students don’t …show more content…

I believe in my first claim because if your parents don't think you should read something that is ok but banning it for everyone is very similar to Fahrenheit 451 it stops everyone from reading these books and most importantly it stops “all children from seeing a life that imitates theirs, it bars them from seeing someone who looks like they exist on the page”(Johnson 17). Banning books stops kids from seeing people like themselves and someone with whom they can relate. I believe that books should not be banned because it stops learning and exploring books. In Fahrenheit 451, the people have no idea what happened in the past and are very unaware. With books being banned and becoming banned, this could happen to US kids today, they won't learn and will not be able to explore the past without being able to read these books. Kids are not able to learn about the past of the USA, many books like “nonfiction histories of civil rights movements and biographies of people of color have been swept up in these campaigns”(Johnson 7). Students are not allowed to read these books and are being limited in their knowledge of the past, very similar to Fahrenheit

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