Essay On Banning Books Should Be Banned

It takes just a few seconds to make a decision, but an entire life time to see the full extent of the consequence of that decision. Not all decisions lead to bad consequences though, some lead to life changing resolutions. I have recently joined a Banned Books class as a part of my freshman year, first semester, at Franklin Pierce University, a decision with the ability to have life changing affects. Ive never been a very strong reader and often take longer to read than most people. I had no real reason to join banned books, but I found myself looking for an elective that would interest me. I looked at many different electives, but came back to Banned Books on multiple occasions. I found myself interested and asking myself, “Why are any books banned and how does a book get banned?”. Questions I found myself repeatedly coming back to when contemplating how my first semester would go. So on a whim, I decided to join the Banned Books class. The second I got the book list for this class, I found myself puzzled and coming back to the same questions, “Why are any of these books banned and how does a book even get banned?”. I found books that I had seen before on this list; Fahrenheit 451 and The Handmaids Tale. Fahrenheit 451 was an interesting book, focusing on a dystopian society and questionable ethics, but all

I constantly thought to myself, “ These books have to have a turning point, something so questionable that it needs to be banned”. I read this book, even found myself choosing to read my book over other activities I usually find myself doing; playing video game, tennis, and watching tv. I reached the end of the book and found myself going back through the book, highlighting and leaving sticky notes. An activity I hoped would help shine light on the meaning behind the book banning, but to no