The Negative Effects Of Banning Books

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By banning books it will make create a very negative effect on many people. The main people that will be affected by this would be kids. Kids use books to get away from all the chaos of the world, bullying, a bad home life, or maybe even self hate. There are so many good books, but at the same time, there are some bad books out there that should not be read. But does that really mean that we should ban books? So many people think that by banning books, then people/kids won’t be able to read bad stuff. Well, this is technically not true. There are so many different “resources” out there in this time-period, that people can use, to read/see bad stuff. For intense, the internet is one of the biggest ones out there. Also if you think about it, …show more content…

They won't be able to just walk into the quiet library, find a good book that they can sit down and be able to escape the reality of the world. When a child dives into a book, it takes them on an adventure and blocks out the reality of the world. If a child is having a hard time at home, for any reason, then they can sit down and pick- up a book and enter into that book like it was their own life that they were experiencing in a new way. If good kids are reading good books then I don’t see what the harm of them is. There is also the fact that school is much harder to do without any books. Of course, you can do it online, but it just isn't the same as something that you can use 3/5 of your senses with. I like something that you can hold, see, and feel in my hands. A new concept is much easier for me to grasp when it is on paper. All this online stuff is hard for me to really understand very well. In conclusion, books should stay. Even though some books might be bad, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t an good books out there to read. Parents need to help children how to make sure a book is not bad. Not to mention if we take books out of the world, then people will not be able to expand their vocabulary by learning new words from the books they read. Overall books are mostly a good influence for people, and they make people feel better after reading

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