Essay On Banning Book

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“Many books have been banned or censored in one or more of these categories due to a misjudgment or misunderstanding about the books content and message.” Even though many books have been controversial to whether they have a positive influence on the reader, banning books would be limiting what society could read and violating our rights. Many of people’s interests would be limited by book banning. Not only would it be limiting interests but it would be violating our First Amendment. In many cases this could also hurt a child’s education.
Book banning would limit many of society’s interests. Children would be limited to what a certain number of people think is bad for the child, which should overall be the parent’s decision. According to the passage Common Reasons for Banning Books, “Although a book may have been banned or labeled a certain way, it is important that the reader makes his/her own judgments on the book.” Banning books limits what the reader wants to read and what the reader also wants to learn about.
Book banning would limit our first amendment which is freedom of speech and free exercise thereof. Limiting our rights is considered illegal. According to Schools and Censorship: Banned Book, “Every day someone tries to control or otherwise restrict …show more content…

When you ban books you can’t only think about the bad, sometimes there is a special thing the author wants the kid to learn in the story, also known as the moral. As said in Schools and Censorship: Banned Book, “A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials based upon the objections of a person or group. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others.” As I said before, banning books could have a huge impact on many peoples learning and

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