The Pros And Cons Of Censorship

Censorship in the United States has always been a problem, and still is today. Although the author is unknown, we learn from the text that the author has a very firm opinion regarding censorship I literature. The author explains his or her arguments as to why censorship should be avoided. It is also unknown when this text was written however we can deduct from the text that it is not written too recently, as the most recent reference was from 2002, over 13 years ago.

The purpose of this text is to convince and inform readers about the dangers of censorship, and more specifically how censorship for children can be harmful. The author goes on to argue that “If we object to how children express themselves, they might not want to talk about some

The text constantly refers to the audience using “we” putting the audience and the author together in one camp, which helps the author create a feeling of unison with the reader. This use of “we” also makes the reader feel more concerned about how censorship in literature can be really harmful. Later on the author splits the audience into two, the ones that support her argument, and the few that don’t, and she then proceeds to attack those who don’t with phrases like “If you truly believe that saying damn harms children, how can you not believe that saying darn harms

This is used in order to emphasize the idea that although the child may not say the actual word “damn” they may have cruder and more violent thoughts than those who say “asshole”. Moreover the author choice to include sensory perception, and in particular auditory queues such as “stamp their feet”, which is quite interesting, as it helps the reader visualize a possible