Should The Great Gatsby Be Banned
The Great Gatsby
Books are banned or challenged because they have capacity to “corrupt” a reader's mind or influence. Banning a novel is actually one of the greatest things that can happen or be “awarded” to a book. The Great Gatsby is an example of one of these great books that was banned. The book was banned in 1987 by a Baptist college in Charleston, yet it is considered of one the “Great American Novels” and a literary classic. The book was banned for language and some sexual content. By examining the language, sexual content, and alcohol use in the book; I believe that it should be banned and removed from younger students libraries until they reach high school.
The book should be banned from younger readers because it contains …show more content…
In the book, it often describes characters with a bit of sensual detail and there is only one area within the book that talks about two characters having a sexual interaction. It doesn’t go into detail about Gatsby and Daisy, which are the two characters. The book also has a lot of infidelity examples between husbands and their “mistress” or a wife with their “sweetie,” which gives it a sense that it is acceptable behavior.
The next reason I believe the book should be banned for is the alcohol and drug use in the book. In The Great Gatsby, there are people constantly drinking and getting drunk throughout the entire book. In the book, the main character Tom “Is on his way to get roaring drunk from sheer embarrassment” he says during one of gatsby's elaborate parties he has every night. It shows what the “high life” or the “rich life” was like in the roaring 20s and this is how people spent their time.
In conclusion “The Great Gatsby” should be banned from younger readers libraries until they are in high school. The novel contains too much vulgar language, sexual content, and substance abuse. Some people will argue that the literary merit of the book outweighs the negative influences found within this novel. However, I believe that this novel should still be withheld from younger students until their more mature and will better understand the
Books are banned or challenged because they have capacity to “corrupt” a reader's mind or influence. Banning a novel is actually one of the greatest things that can happen or be “awarded” to a book. The Great Gatsby is an example of one of these great books that was banned. The book was banned in 1987 by a Baptist college in Charleston, yet it is considered of one the “Great American Novels” and a literary classic. The book was banned for language and some sexual content. By examining the language, sexual content, and alcohol use in the book; I believe that it should be banned and removed from younger students libraries until they reach high school.
The book should be banned from younger readers because it contains …show more content…
In the book, it often describes characters with a bit of sensual detail and there is only one area within the book that talks about two characters having a sexual interaction. It doesn’t go into detail about Gatsby and Daisy, which are the two characters. The book also has a lot of infidelity examples between husbands and their “mistress” or a wife with their “sweetie,” which gives it a sense that it is acceptable behavior.
The next reason I believe the book should be banned for is the alcohol and drug use in the book. In The Great Gatsby, there are people constantly drinking and getting drunk throughout the entire book. In the book, the main character Tom “Is on his way to get roaring drunk from sheer embarrassment” he says during one of gatsby's elaborate parties he has every night. It shows what the “high life” or the “rich life” was like in the roaring 20s and this is how people spent their time.
In conclusion “The Great Gatsby” should be banned from younger readers libraries until they are in high school. The novel contains too much vulgar language, sexual content, and substance abuse. Some people will argue that the literary merit of the book outweighs the negative influences found within this novel. However, I believe that this novel should still be withheld from younger students until their more mature and will better understand the