Although people feel that Beloved should be banned due to its inappropriate content such as violence, language, and content not suitable for young teenagers, it is a book that should not be banned. The reason being because it is a book that contains information about slavery, and is skillfully written with many teachable literary devices. First, throughout the story there are literary devices being used and students learn a little more about the history of slavery. "I am not dead, I sit, the sun closes my eyes when I open them I see the face I lost, Sethe's is the face that left me, Sethe sees me see her and I see the smile, her smiling face is the place for me it is the face I lost, she is my face smiling at me doing it at last a hot thing …show more content…
This shows how this book is a book that would be good for many students to read in order to see an example of how one out of many books is written well. Second, the story deals with “haunting” which many high school students would enjoy reading while also containing some history about slaves. Not many students would read a book they think would be uninteresting or boring. For example, when students are forced to read something that is not appealing to them quickly will they want to try and read it? Not only does Beloved contain literary devices and views on slavery but it has a little bit of an entity involved. “As soon as merely looking in a mirror shattered it ; as soon as two tiny hand prints appeared in the cake, neither boy waited to see more”(Morrison). Many students in high school would be interested in reading this book if they knew a little bit about it. Throughout the story there is also a view on slavery. It gives you information and informs you more about how slavery was. “No more running-from nothing. I will never run from another thing on this Earth. I took one journey and I paid for the ticket, but let me tell you something, Paul D. Garner: it cost too much!”(Morrison). This quote is stating how a slave had run away to freedom. This book is filled with many stories about different characters experiences with