2nd Draft:Banned Books Argunment Essay

Certain book being banned in school and public libraries has been a debate in our society for man y years. Lots of classic books get criticized for their “questionable content that overprotective parents have been complaining about. But classics like my book, Lord of The Flies,  by William Golding, should not be banned from school libraries because they can teach us many things and the younger public deserve to read them.

Classics are an important addition to school libraries. They focus on difficult to cope with and understand subjects, like loss and death. For example, from an article focusing on the subject of banned books stated, “Not only were these books ones we read intently, and over and over again, they were books that taught us important things.”(Doll 2). Lord of the Flies, like these classics, focuses on the issues of proper leadership and organization, and the consequences for young people in certain situations when you don’t have these traits. For example, one scene that shows strong emotion over leadership is a quote from when the main character, Ralph, and Jack are arguing.

“[Ralph] isn’t a hunter. He’d never have got us meat. He isn’t a prefect and we don’t know anything about him. He just gives order and expects people to obey for nothing…”

(Golding 130).

Furthermore, banning book like Lord of the Flies would just make them more appealing to the Public. People find a book more appealing to read when it been shut out by normal ways of obtaining them, making them more worthwhile to read. One librarian once stated “ ‘ I don’t think banning a book ruins its reputation or makes children afraid to read it. If anything, the opposite will happen. Young people are still going to read the series, it’s still going to be hugely popular, and-guess what!-it’s still going to get kids to read who might not have otherwise…’ ” (Doll 4). Also, one author stated his opinion when his book was called to be banned. “ ‘It’s a badge of honor to have your book banned from schools and libraries, only because it means your books have become popular and are being noticed. Unpopular books seldom get banned. I’ve never noticed any kind of sales decrease because of censorship campaigns. Usually they prove to be good publicity’ ” (Doll 2).

Yet despite all this, people still head toward banning books due to their belief that most books are “inappropriate” for the younger ages. But most books are mostly falsely or vaguely accused. In Lord of The Flies, one of the books for banning, there’s not really any hint of killing. One quote, “ Softly, surrounded by a fringe of exquisite bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellation, Simon’s dead body moved toward the open sea” (Golding 157), Doesn’t have any hint of the death and mostly presents itself in a vague manner.

The idea of banning books, especially classic, is a horrible idea. Unless the book is absolutely offensive and kids shouldn’t really be in contact with it, then a book should be banned. But in this case scenario, books really shouldn’t be banned.