Book Banning According to the American Library Association (ALA), the request for removal of books are usually due to the contents and its age appropriateness for the students. “When I was in 6th grade, I decided to read Catcher in the Rye. My parents were fine with that, but my school sent me home for the day. This experience gave me an even greater appreciation of the power of the written word” (Reading Banned Books...). The reasoning behind why banned books today may seem good today but tomorrow this definition may change and parents and teachers will come to a situation where the beliefs and feelings towards a book will clash. Books are crucial for growth, especially for those who are still learning about the world around them and themselves and should not be banned. When students read these kinds of books containing, what to some may be inappropriate content, …show more content…
Some topics that books have been challenged for are, mention of slavery, the question of morality, LGBT characters, sex education etc.
“The BBWC will invite communities to talk through their differences by engaging with the books some might try to ban, and in coming together to discuss why a certain book may be troubling to some, perhaps we can learn more about one another and forge common bonds within our communities” (2017 Banned Books Week Celebrates Our Right to Read).
Through more readings of these kinds of books, topics will be more talked about and better communications between students to teacher and parents will be strengthened. With the readings, more of the sensitive topics will be understood clearly as well, and lessen miscommunication.
Subsequently, literature-based around “offensive” topics like that of discrimination against a character on any level, encourages empathy in young minds. Author Neil Gaiman, author of frequently challenged novel Neverwhere