Book Banning Essay

Have you ever gotten attached to one book in the library in your school, went back to check it out and found that it was banned? That situation sounds upsetting, but what if there was a good reason for the ban? Book banning is a type of censorship that has specific books removed from libraries. The discussion on whether this practice has benefited or damaged the literary society has existed for just as long, and it is a very strong debate. That altercation has a special emphasis on children’s literature and development. Regarding this, I believe that specific books should be banned from school libraries because they can negatively influence a student’s mind, actions, and beliefs.

Banning certain books from school libraries is a good practice

Beliefs, or ideologies, are different statements that you believe to be correct, like how you should always respect your elders. Beliefs sway headspaces and actions, because beliefs are rooted from your general moral compass; something that you live by. To match basis with basis, the article Book Banning showcases ways in which a child’s morality can be damaged. According to the article’s author, Susan L. Webb, “Those advocating a ban complain typically that the book in question contains graphic violence, expresses disrespect for parents and family, lacks literary merit, is unsuitable for a particular age group, or included offensive language.” In other words, books can be violent, rude, disgraceful, inappropriate, or crude. The reason why this quote ties back to school book bannings being ensued is partially because the wrong book(s) giving children the wrong values is that it supplies valid examples for things that may cause students to absorb harmful prejudices through books. Examples are oftentimes very useful in learning to do things, so to provide a few of them for the roots of bigoted youth serves as a helpful pointer. Another pointer would be in the direction of world-renowned Dr.Seuss, as, disappointingly enough, even classic children’s authors aren’t exempt from injurious points of view. Stated in Dr.Seuss: Six Books Withdrawn Over ‘Hurtful And Wrong’ Imagery, “(Dr.Suess’s) And To Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street, a character described as Chinese has two lines for eyes, carries chopsticks and a bout of rice, and wears traditional Japanese-style shoes.” To recount that, one of Dr.Seuss’s books contained a racist caricature of Chinese people in it. This fuels my argument, as you can imagine how non-Chinese kids who read the book now believe Chinese people acted like that, even to this day. The book’s influence cradles racial prejudice in