Book Banning

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Books should be banned. The printing press was a writing invention that first appeared in 1440 in the Holy Roman Empire. Book banning prevents children and young adults from inappropriate and value deteriorating material.
Book banning averts children from reading obscene topics such as murder and racism. Graphic descriptions of murder can leave a negative effects on young minds. For example, the novel “Huckleberry Finn” contains mentions of murder. Since this book could be found in public school, it is a prime instance of children being subjected to murder. This could leave young adults to the impression that murder is not a bad as it seems, as it was easily accessible to them.
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Children who read a book with vulgar language may think that those words are okay to use because they’ve read them in a public area. According to an interview with Mrs. Friedman, many parents fall into the idea that “if he has to be 18 to buy the tape, he has to be 18 to take it out of the library” (Roleff). Various parents would feel more comfortable with an age limit to books. This restricts children under the said age to be subjected to material that deteriorates their innocence. Salacious and rude behaviors within a book can causes influences that ruin family traditions and values. Many parents believe that some books are “pure rot” because of the family-value damaging content that lies within the covers (Lankford). Children are often naively drove to the library, parents unknowing of the content easily found within the shelves. Books like these goes against family preferences, religions, limits, and traditions which is why many are challenged of their …show more content…

Young adults should have access to books that contain homosexuality and other diverse preferences in order to understand others around them and know what to do when subjected to real life matters. After the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked Texas to open their records on banned books relating to gay and lesbian content from August 1995 to July 1997, they found that nearly 220 titles by 142 authors were questioned of their appropriateness (Barbour). Teaching children from a young age that people are different can alter their views and opinions for the rest of their lives. Eliminating books that contain factual circumstances does not give them the opportunity to be subjected to different lifestyles. Banning books containing homosexuality is homophobic, or the hatred and fear of gays and lesbians. In 1997, a school in Jefferson County, Kentucky, numerous parents’ requests of removing books published by a gay author were rejected by the school district committee (Barbour). Limiting an authors’ ability to put their books in library and schools is an example of censorship. Parents sometimes feel that the presence of gay and lesbian material is a bad influence on their

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