F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Banned
The Great Gatsby, Banned In 1987, “The Great Gatsby” was first challenged at a baptist college located in Charleston, SC. It was challenged for the “explicit content (profanity)”, “sexual content”, and the excessive partying and use of alcohol. In my opinion this book shouldn't have been banned. “The Great Gatsby” is very accurate towards the setting it portrays. Also if you read the book you'll see that the lesson in it, is a lesson everyone should learn.
The “sexual content” in the book does not go into any details. Besides when Miss Baker is referred to as small breasted. While infidelity is a big part to the plot, there just isn't any graphic details. You know that Tom has had multiple affairs since marrying Daisy, and now she's cheating on Tom …show more content…
In the bible Jesus turned water into wine. Most people rejoiced. Alcohol is a known refreshment in society. especially in the 1920’s. you cannot blame F. Scott Fitzgerald's book for being historically correct. The 1920’s is also known as the jazz era, and it's also known as the prohibition era. It's the era with ; gangsters,booze,money,power mongers, and speakeasies. So again why blame a book that is teaching us about our history in an more entertaining way. If you really get into the book you can see how the main idea is more than just a “love triangle” as you would say. The main idea is less romantic than it seems. the “Gatsby” is symbolic to the whole era of partying, etc. Gatsby is simply a representation of the 1920’s.
So again, no this book should not have been banned. A lot of books that are on the banned book list is ridiculous, but than again i can not help that others are illiterate. “The Great Gatsby” may have had profanity but in all honesty, words that people take offensively should not be a big enough deal to prohibit a book. Also the explicit content was totally taken out of proportion i think, and the partying and alcohol use was popular back
The “sexual content” in the book does not go into any details. Besides when Miss Baker is referred to as small breasted. While infidelity is a big part to the plot, there just isn't any graphic details. You know that Tom has had multiple affairs since marrying Daisy, and now she's cheating on Tom …show more content…
In the bible Jesus turned water into wine. Most people rejoiced. Alcohol is a known refreshment in society. especially in the 1920’s. you cannot blame F. Scott Fitzgerald's book for being historically correct. The 1920’s is also known as the jazz era, and it's also known as the prohibition era. It's the era with ; gangsters,booze,money,power mongers, and speakeasies. So again why blame a book that is teaching us about our history in an more entertaining way. If you really get into the book you can see how the main idea is more than just a “love triangle” as you would say. The main idea is less romantic than it seems. the “Gatsby” is symbolic to the whole era of partying, etc. Gatsby is simply a representation of the 1920’s.
So again, no this book should not have been banned. A lot of books that are on the banned book list is ridiculous, but than again i can not help that others are illiterate. “The Great Gatsby” may have had profanity but in all honesty, words that people take offensively should not be a big enough deal to prohibit a book. Also the explicit content was totally taken out of proportion i think, and the partying and alcohol use was popular back