Book banning has a huge negative effect on how students live, at school as well as at home. Book censors can only give unreasonable and unjustifiable motives for banning novels to validate their cause. In the end, the actions of the people who ban books create numerous negative effects on minors. Book banning limits student access to great works of literature. Many people regard William Shakespeare as one of the greatest English writers of all time, yet almost all of his plays have been prohibited from most schools.
To Whom It May Concern: Do you want your children and students getting an extra dosage of vulgar language, sexually rated scenarios, and issues that are awful enough to cause depression? In the book The Catcher in the Rye all of these issues are present. Everything from filthy language written on walls, to the purchase of a prostitute, all of this is present in this novel. This book is not helping solve the issues that teenagers are facing in these days. That is why it should be banned from schools across the country.
Holden often filters his speech in order to please those around him, yet he thinks the complete opposite in his head e.g. when Holden is talking to Ernest’s mother on the train and lying about how he is one of the most “popular boys in school”, while in reality he believes he is doubtless “the biggest bastard”. * In particular he repeatedly explains how much he hates “phonies” such as his brother D.B. who sold out to Hollywood, D.B.s ex-girlfriend and even Stradlater, a shallow and “secret slob”. In saying this however, Holden is often recognised as a phony himself such as when he gives himself the identity of Rudolf Shmidt on the train or when he refuses sexual opportunities despite always thinking, questioning and desiring sex e.g.
Huck Finn Book Trial Opponents of the book are correct to say that, the word “nigger” is used 219 times in the book. However, how do the opponents reconcile this? In The case of MONTEIRO v. THE TEMPE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (1998)- “Words can hurt, particularly racist epithets,” Stephen Reinhardt wrote, “but a necessary component of any education is learning to think critically about offensive ideas. Without this ability, one can do little to respond to them.” Part of learning to think critically about offensive speech is to understand the context in which it is used. In a 3-0 ruling, the 9th U.S.
He explains the fear he felt when he heard the term since he was homosexual himself. He felt threatened and targeted immediately upon hearing this word. In time he realized the teenagers using the word did not even notice his existence. It was then Jonathan realized that it is not the prejudice words that are dangerous; it is the violence the stereotyped to represent. Jonathan explains that the time and energy wasted on sorting out these various contexts and then trying to eliminate the words takes away from actually eliminating physical violence and criminals.
Seriously the unnecessary use of those words to an extensive amount, I could almost guarantee you that there was a swear word on every page. Another point is the sexual content in this book I find is extremely inappropriate for our age group. I may not of had to read it out loud but I was defiantly not fair to the students uncomfortable with it, I can n barley see people kiss without feeling like I’m invading their privacy. So all in all I did not appreciate those scenes and would recommend not be in our reading criteria. This book is actually banned from some schools in the United States.
The top three reasons seem to be that the book is either sexually explicit, had offensive language, or unsuited to any age group. Others are deemed oppressive, racially insensitive, violent, or just plain obscene and controversial. Despite the good parents and school officials believe they are doing for their children, they are essentially keeping them from the knowledge they need and deserve to become an intelligent part of society. Let the
Furthermore, it would decrease the library’s information because the library would have to get rid of the books Congress deems “inappropriate.” Even on the computers, people wouldn’t be able to view informational sites on related topics. Instead, they would have to go through a complicated process with the librarians. And on top of that, they would probably be watched carefully while
Therefore, they’re more likely to consider victims responsible for their rape because of the fact of intoxication. This can lead them to be less knowledgeable about the assault, and impact that was caused on the victim. Some perpetrators tend to be impulsive and have antisocial tendencies. The effects of sexual assault can cause you to have “racing thoughts”. You may find yourself unable to concentrate because you can’t stop thinking about the assault, or something that happened during the incident.
The Catcher in the Rye - Persuasive Journal Response Should The Catcher in the Rye be taught in high school? Written By: Zafir Kaiser ENG2D1-06 2015/04/17 One of J.D. Salinger’s finest pieces, The Catcher in the Rye is considered by many to be one of the greatest books of all time; but it has a very controversial history. The novel has received tremendous levels of criticism at the punishing hands of critics since it is considered to be a “crude way of reflecting teenagers” as it contains uncensored profanity, routine sexual references, and violence. Critics wish to band the novel for its depressing views of life, vulgar language and mature themes; but it is from these elements the reader can learn the best lessons.