Essays on Banned Books

Every year, thousands of books are banned due to numerous reasons such as inappropriate language, violence, and offensive ideas. Much of the literature banned contains information that helps an individual view ideas from a different point of view. Books should not be banned because they contain various ideas that help an individual learn about the…

The first banned book in the world was located in America and was called New English Canaan or New Canaan. This book was banned for theological reasons, political and cultural history of the United States. By studying banned books throughout the world it is possible to examine the history of books, the literary works of…

Book censorship is defined as ‘the removal, suppression, or restricted circulation of literary, artistic, or educational material–of images, ideas, and information–on the grounds that these are morally or otherwise objectionable in the light of standards applied by the censor’ (American Library Association, 2019). What had launched literary censorship into any spotlight of the law was the…

“Destroying things is much easier than making them.”- Hunger games. The novel “Then again, Maybe I won’t” is a work of young adult fiction about teens experiencing puberty and understanding the different parts of sexuality. This novel was written in 1971 by Judy Blume and was published by the Macmillans. The book is about a…

Censorship is the suppression of ideas and information that certain persons find objectionable or dangerous. (Ediaz) When these self-appointed representatives decide a book is offensive in some way, they can challenge it and attempt to get it banned from the school library. The number of banned or challenged books each year is pretty significant. There…

I chose the banned book That was Then, This is Now by Susan Eloise Hinton. This book published in 1971 and in the 1960’s in the bad part of Tulsa, Oklahoma. This book is banned from a lot of states, It has censored and challenged in other states. It has been banned because of its…

Your perception becomes your reality is an often-misused phrase, but Fahrenheit 451 brings a realistic touch to the phrase. With the characters of the book achieving a facade of happiness, the world around them crumbles. Throughout the book, Bradbury beautifully lays out his predictions of an anti-intellectualism world with modest jabs at the current world….

Censorship is prohibiting anything that is considered a threat to protect people from the reality. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, censorship is an important theme in the novel. The author Ray Bradbury creates a dystopian future with technology, dissatisfaction and loss of knowledge with the guidance of the government resulting in diminishing…