... a different view on this issue and believe that many books, from classic novels like the "Catcher in the Rye" to the recent award-winning "Harry Potter", have objectionable subject matters that should not be used in the classroom. In schools around the nation, there is a hot debate about what literature ... Muskogee, Oklahoma an enormous controversy has exploded over the banning of the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee because of its racially sensitive issues. The book takes place in a white, segregated town, where a white lawyer defends a black man in court, despite the town's...

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... began the heavy task of deciding which books indeed were unfit for consumption by their child and society. Once a book was deemed unfit it is refereed to as banned. After a book has been banned it is removed from the libraries, school and otherwise and generally looked down upon. Holbrook Jackson ... more, and sensibility surrenders to intellegence." What makes a book worthy of being banned? Many books, simply, "set a bad example for their children,", as is the case with Huckleberry Finn. Others promote "witches and sorcery," such as the case with Harry Potter. Old books as well as new ...

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• Grade Level: High School