The sign of high quality is the fact the book was banned by the government. Trash literature NEVER EVER had any troubles with the law.
FARENHEIT 451 IS ON THE BANNED BOOKS LIST???
IT’S LITERALLY ABOUT THE SOCIETAL DANGERS OF BANNING/OUTLAWING/BURNING BOOKS
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME
That’s the reason it’s on the bloody list.
BECAUSE IT’S ABOUT HOW BANNING AND BURNING BOOKS IS WRONG.
Call of the Wild. Are you fucking kidding me?? But then, a group that bans Fahrenheit 451 will apparently ban EVERYTHING.
Sometimes we need to read something problematic so we can fucking LEARN FROM IT….
What has always fascinated me are the areas that initiate the Banning of said books. In the USA, these books are typically banned in Southern states that suffer from extreme have/have-not’s, racism, and “Christian Values”.
The core mindset in these areas is Racism and in keeping their “slaves” in a “docile” environment to remove the threat of an uprising. It’s why Representatives and Gov leaders from those environments push so hard to control the internet, media, etc…
They don’t want the masses “waking up” and realising it’s not the 1850s anymore. They don’t want Civil Rights to be a basic Human Right. How dare women seek worlds beyond the kitchen and making progeny.
TL;DR: Instead of being upset at a book being on a list, ask WHY the book was deemed so intolerable in the area it was banned and see what changes can be made for the betterment of humanity in that environment
^very interesting and likely true. I’m from a sapphire-blue Northern state and read at least 15 of these books through middle school and high school. Admittedly I was in Honors/AP Lit, but still. They have significant value, and it’s so frustrating to see that in 2017 we’re still tiptoeing around the contributions of literature because “it’s a little controversial/problematic”. Like… exactly. That’s how people LEARN, especially if those controversial issues are part of the cultural fabric and aren’t often addressed.
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