Harry Potter Should Be Banned Essay
The Banning of Harry Potter:Right or Wrong
The banning of books most of the time is a must, but the banning of children's books? May not be what people make it out to be. The book I’ve found most astonishing to find on a banned book list is the very popular Harry Potter series. By examining that this book is a fantasy, Harry is a hero, and that the message has nothing to do with why it was banned, it is clear that Harry Potter should NOT be banned. I have found sources that agree with me, but also show the other side of the story.
Deji Olukotun wrote the article “The Banning of Harry Potter”. The main idea of this article is Harry Potter should be banned for a certain age group, but it shouldn’t be banned for everyone. When Vicky, a fifth grader, tells about sending home a permission slip for children under seven to read this series. Also they say it is just a fantasy meaning it is not real. Another thing is they crafted a policy to protect younger children from the vulgar content. …show more content…
Why? First, the religious beliefs aren’t even a part of the message. The message is to always have hope. That has nothing to do with evil witchcraft. The book even talks about celebrating Christmas. Which gives reason to think some of these “wizards” are Christians. Also, Harry is going to break rules. Yes he’s going to lie. He’s not going to listen to the professors all the time either. Because if he did he would be too late. He wouldn’t find the clues and save the day. So what if he ignored the professors when they said go to the common rooms during the troll attack? He and Ron saved Hermione’s life. What hero doesn’t break the rules? Something all these people who want to ban Harry Potter should remember is that this is not a real story. There is not Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the rest of the characters are made up. So give me an answer to why this book is banned? To me nothing seems to be bad enough to ban this
The banning of books most of the time is a must, but the banning of children's books? May not be what people make it out to be. The book I’ve found most astonishing to find on a banned book list is the very popular Harry Potter series. By examining that this book is a fantasy, Harry is a hero, and that the message has nothing to do with why it was banned, it is clear that Harry Potter should NOT be banned. I have found sources that agree with me, but also show the other side of the story.
Deji Olukotun wrote the article “The Banning of Harry Potter”. The main idea of this article is Harry Potter should be banned for a certain age group, but it shouldn’t be banned for everyone. When Vicky, a fifth grader, tells about sending home a permission slip for children under seven to read this series. Also they say it is just a fantasy meaning it is not real. Another thing is they crafted a policy to protect younger children from the vulgar content. …show more content…
Why? First, the religious beliefs aren’t even a part of the message. The message is to always have hope. That has nothing to do with evil witchcraft. The book even talks about celebrating Christmas. Which gives reason to think some of these “wizards” are Christians. Also, Harry is going to break rules. Yes he’s going to lie. He’s not going to listen to the professors all the time either. Because if he did he would be too late. He wouldn’t find the clues and save the day. So what if he ignored the professors when they said go to the common rooms during the troll attack? He and Ron saved Hermione’s life. What hero doesn’t break the rules? Something all these people who want to ban Harry Potter should remember is that this is not a real story. There is not Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the rest of the characters are made up. So give me an answer to why this book is banned? To me nothing seems to be bad enough to ban this