Free Argumentative Essays: The Banning Of Books In America

BANNED IN AMERICA Things have been banned for centuries because of racial issues, encouragement of damaging lifestyle, blasphemous dialog, sexual situations or dialog, violence or negativity, presence of witchcraft, religious affiliations of unpopular religions, political bias, and age inappropriate (Butler University), the most common initiators of book challenges are parents, and the most common settings for book challenges are schools, school libraries, and public libraries (American Library Association). The first banned book was by William Pynchon and the book was called The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption, it was banned in 1650 right after its release (Stephanie Sylverne). This book was banned because Pynchon apparently “argued a point of Puritan doctrine that was opposed to the usual teachings of the ministers and leaders”, because he was a powerful member of the community, he was not convicted of heresy, but was instead sent away to Springfield to think about what he had done. (Stephanie Sylverne).
The government banning books can interfere with the freedom of speech and press but it can increase America’s safety. One of the most famous recently banned books is 50 Shades of Grey, this book was banned because it have sexual content and dialog. Certain cases of banned books include a case in August of 1939 where the Board of Supervisors of Kern County, California passed a resolution to ban or censor the book The Grapes of Wrath from schools and county libraries. The ban is said to have been a product infrastructure of a county whose economy relied heavily upon agriculture, and Knief’s compliance, a contemporary lack of official support from the field of librarianship. The ban was rescinded in