Bridge To Terabithia Banned

Blei’s argument, as to why banning the book is counter productive, is very insightful. While other critics argue that the profanities in the book should be ignored when considering banning the book, Blei accepts the profanities and points out that there are a multitude of other ways for kids to be exposed to such things in their

The priest says, “Books can be dangerous for children, my child. Turn your mind from those silly stories and think of the lives of the saints” (78). However, why would the priest discourage a young boy from reading? I don’t understand or agree his point of view. Therefore, overall I am liking the novel so far even though it can get quite harsh at times when it comes to the poverty

The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, is a powerful memoir about Jeannette and her siblings overcoming poverty, the struggles of living with an alcoholic father, and a mother who clearly had some form of mental illness. Jeannette is the main character in the book and tells of her upbringing and how dysfunctional her parents were. She explains the many struggles her siblings went through, how it impacted all of their lives, and how she grew up to be a successful person. Though the story was truly meant to inspire others and promote the theme of there’s always light at the end of the tunnel so never let anyone keep you from your dream, many parents were furious when they found out their child was reading it. Sections of the book about violence,

Books about culture, religions, disabilities etc can be a way of showing a group of children different elements to each child’s life & the differences between individuals. This can help any confusion children have & can help prepare them for future situations they may come

This would also further play into the fear that a child would have due to the mature themes that they would not understand. To conclude, many kids would not understand the material presented in the book and start to have incorrect thoughts in their

I feel that this book is aimed for children above the age of

If you really want a book not to be read by an adolescent, banning the book will often have an opposite effect. Although it contains sensitive topics and harsh language, The Secret Life of Bees should not be banned in high schools because students are not only mature enough to handle these issues but should, in fact, be exposed to them in an educational environment to help in the development of their maturing minds. Being exposed to course language at too early an age can often have negative effects on adolescent development. Profanity is inappropriate in a school setting so why should students be assigned to read a book that contains it? Most learn curse words at a very young age, and the foul language displayed is not used to promote vulgarity but rather to add a sense of realism to the narrative.

Books are an essential way to gain knowledge whether they are controversial or not. Thousands of books have been banned from public libraries and schools due to being deemed ‘inappropriate’ by parents, administrators, or religious leaders. Whether Americans should ban books in public libraries and schools is an often debated topic. This censorship of books is dangerous, as it restricts the American people's’ ability to access information, leaving Americans ignorant. Historically, banning books is not a new practice.

A parent or the student should be the one who decided whether or not the book is appropriate. Also, when a child is sheltered from the world, a book with just a bit of adult material could help them understand what really happens. It could prepare them so when they do become older and get a job, the world doesn’t put them into complete shock. Taken from Common Reasons for Banning Books, “…it is important that the reader makes his/her judgments on the book.” To elaborate on this, another person shouldn’t tell a student what and what not to read.

This means that most students reading the novel would be 13 or 14 at least, and as young adults, the school districts all failed to take into account the experiences they had most likely already had in life. Course language is no stranger to the high school hallways and neither is the mild violence portrayed in the book. Today, PG-13 movies allow one use of the f-word as a verb and three uses of the f-word as an expletive. As long as no graphic seen of hard drug use is shown, a movie is also given a PG-13 rating.

Students should have the freedom to read what they would like to read. Even though this book has been banned for “excessive violence” it shouldn’t have been. Because teenagers and young kids see violence on TV, movies and even magazines. Banning this book isn’t going to stop kids/teenagers from seeing violence.

This specific novel has been challenged many times for religious reasons. Parents considered this book dangerous because their religious beliefs differed from the book. According to Word Press, “The book involves the main character being in heaven, not just a generic heaven but one personalized to her tastes and personality. Many considered the heaven describes in the book to have no God and to have no kind of judgment for those entering heaven.” This is considered dangerous for young student which makes the books dangerous for school libraries.

The book “The Bridge to Terabithia” by Katherine Paterson is a fictional children's book about a boy named Jesse Aarons. The book goes over his daily life and how he was treated and felt at home. He later meets a girl his age named Leslie Burke who shares the same interests as Jess but has a different lifestyle. Leslie becomes Jess’ best friend. Leslie is an only child while Jess has three sister's.

One reason that I fell it should not be censored is because the book is fantasy. Since the book is fantasy most of the characters are fake, which means that the witches in the story, that are perceived as women, are not even real. Another reason that I feel the book should not be censored is, it should be up to the parents of the child to decide if their child is mature enough to read the book. Just because some people don’t think that the book is a bad influence on kids, doesn’t mean that it will be influential to others. Also, the intention of the book is the entertain and not influence.

Nowadays some people's view on “appropriate” could be different than someone else's. In certain situations children need to be aware of their surroundings. In addition children do have the right to read whatever they desire. The definition of what is“appropriate” to read needs to be set into place. The government could be banning a book that applies to a student's lifestyle.