Why Should The Kite Runner Not Be Banned

I believe that the Kite Runner should not be banned from School District 53. Banning the Kite Runner would produce claims of double standards, be a disservice to high schoolers in sd53, and actually limit certain ideas allowed to be discussed in a school setting.

I’d like to start off by asking why the District favours banning the Kite runner, but appears to be perfectly alright with Shakespeare’s Macbeth being analyzed and taught to 16 year olds every year. Last I remember Macbeth was positively swimming in themes of murder and corruption, but it doesn’t appear like it is on the chopping board. And I’d mort definitely like to extend this argument to all those other problematic books. Harry Potter would have to be banned; can’t have George Wesley’s death hurt a 12th graders delicate sensibilities. My point is, if the District can disregard Macbeth’s problematic themes in order to allow us to experience masterful storytelling, then I think it would be fair to assume that a similar courtesy should be afforded to The Kite Runner, which actually allowed the majority of us to see
They showcase real issues that all of us are going to have to face when we grow up and join society. Limiting our knowledge on such pivotal foreign matters such as the Russians attack on Afghanistan, and the subsequent formation of the Taliban in Afghanistan would be a gross disservice to every student in School District 53. And really, the district should pride itself, as an open-minded district that produces knowledgeable students, capable of critical thinking. If we hadn’t been exposed to the issues discussed in The Kite Runner, I wholeheartedly believe that a majority of us would have remained relatively ignorant about events that’ve happened in Afghanistan in the last 20 years. So if this book were to be banned, future students in this district would actually not be afforded a full, and wholesome education, and that’s