Book banning refers to the restriction of books based on content considered offensive and inappropriate for certain groups of people. The editorial "From Sleeping Beauty to the Frog Prince: Why We Shouldn't Ban Fairytales" effectively argues that book banning is immoral and uses emotional appeal to convey the message that parents and teachers should work together to teach children to look at the bigger picture of fairytales. To begin, an editorial titled "From Sleeping Beauty to the Frog Prince: Why We Shouldn't Ban Fairytales" by Michelle Smith from The Conversation talks about how parents are concerned about certain stereotypes, sexual content, and gender perpetuation of fairy tales portrayed in their stories, and that is why fairy tales should be banned. The major claim of this editorial …show more content…
This outcome shows that only the right person was allowed through, and this prince did not have ill intentions toward sleeping beauty and just wanted to save her life. The author then goes on to mention how this kiss, which many think is inappropriate, can be explained as "giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation." Parents and teachers looking at the bigger picture of fairy tales or teaching them a modern retelling, as the author suggests, can teach kids important moral lessons that will help them in their growth. Some major claims of this essay include the author talking about the evolution of children's fairytales over the past few decades and how certain fairy tales have evolved to fit certain standards and retell beloved classics to educate children better. Next, the author uses motivational appeals by encouraging the audience, which is mostly parents and educators, to find other ways to teach fairytale topics. To elaborate, the author gives plenty of examples of authors who have retellings or adaptations of children's literature; she even mentions authors such as