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Lord Of The Flies Censorship Essay

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To those inquired to read this, I am informing you, the reader, about the book, “Lord of the Flies, ” and its censored content throughout the nation. Three decades later, it was censored in some districts in Iowa and due to its explicit content, including strong language and violence. Religious overtones and morals had different responses throughout the people, however. The reason we everyone is assigned a censored book in order to understand the reasoning behind the censorship of a book, to understand the perspective of people against the content of a censored book. People have different perspectives on what should and shouldn’t be shared publicly. Censorship of material is favorable due to content revealed to certain audiences in some books, protecting the general audience. On the other end of the spectrum, people oppose censorship because it limits creativity while also going against the first amendment.

To begin with, the book I am reading is “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, author of “The Inheritors,” ”The Spire,” and “Pincher Martin,” published on September 17, 1954. “Lord of the Flies” is a speculative psychological fiction novel targeted to young adults, perfect for our age. When I was researching books to …show more content…

There is no doubt about it that I will have no problem blazing through my book, not a single hurdle to leap. In all honesty, I couldn’t care less about the content that I read, as long as it can educate me while also having some kind of hidden meaning where I can then have fun over analyzing the book discovering the small details and piece them together. The book I selected will most likely not conflict with my morals, but possibly ethics, because my book is based off of children trying to survive alone, which is understandable. I’m not sure what else there is to say, I can’t appreciate this part of the prompt because of my broad

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