You Have Isolated Me Vonnegut Jr.
People all over the world have all different cultures and beliefs, and what may be one’s person's norm may be rare or insulting someone else’s culture. To avoid such misconceptions and conflicts, censorship of media such as books is put into place. Some books are completely banned in some areas, and many books are admonished for containing ‘controversial information.’ Many people are divided between the dilemma of whether or not censorship should be enforced. Some parents or religious followers wish to censor information to withhold information they believe is not age-appropriate or unholy from their children orother followers, but some say that they do not wish to relinquish their rights and should be able to have a choice in what they read
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In his letter, You Have Insulted Me , Vonnegut Jr. states, “If you were to bother to read my books, to behave as educated persons would, you would learn that they are not sexy, and do not argue in favor of wildness of any kind. They beg people to be kinder and more responsible than they often are” (Vonnegut Jr., 1). Books, documentaries, and other forms of media provide people with information and principles they can use to improve themselves, and censorship just prevents people from obtaining these crucial types of information. In Vonnegut Jr.’s case, his books opened people up to the principles of being kinder and more responsible, two important characteristics. During an interview with Ray Bradbury, Bradbury talks about his experiences in the library, saying, “So you go in the library and you pull a book off the shelf, and you open it, and, what are you looking for? A mirror. All of a sudden, a mirror is there and you see yourself” (The Big Read: A Conversation with Ray Bradbury). Like Bradbury says himself, books and similar media help average citizens understand themselves and make connections to the world. When people read about faults characters in novels have made, they are able to understand the faults in that situation and situation that they, themselves, have been in personally. Without easy access to books and other forms of media, people can never obtain and learn about critical information that can develop their character and prepare them for the real
In his letter, You Have Insulted Me , Vonnegut Jr. states, “If you were to bother to read my books, to behave as educated persons would, you would learn that they are not sexy, and do not argue in favor of wildness of any kind. They beg people to be kinder and more responsible than they often are” (Vonnegut Jr., 1). Books, documentaries, and other forms of media provide people with information and principles they can use to improve themselves, and censorship just prevents people from obtaining these crucial types of information. In Vonnegut Jr.’s case, his books opened people up to the principles of being kinder and more responsible, two important characteristics. During an interview with Ray Bradbury, Bradbury talks about his experiences in the library, saying, “So you go in the library and you pull a book off the shelf, and you open it, and, what are you looking for? A mirror. All of a sudden, a mirror is there and you see yourself” (The Big Read: A Conversation with Ray Bradbury). Like Bradbury says himself, books and similar media help average citizens understand themselves and make connections to the world. When people read about faults characters in novels have made, they are able to understand the faults in that situation and situation that they, themselves, have been in personally. Without easy access to books and other forms of media, people can never obtain and learn about critical information that can develop their character and prepare them for the real