... lacking and youth violence is increasing, control must be integrated. Book banning has been a familiar part of the educational landscape in the twentieth century, and even such literary masterpieces as Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice have not escaped the censor's wrath for their allegedly racist views. Since the beginning of the century, public schools have felt increase ... parents, had different interests (Day 363). Authors began writing books about new lifestyles that interested youth. Personal and social problems often became the theme of the n...

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