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An 8 page paper reviewing three types of motivations for banning books. It appears that books are banned in the 20th century according to one of three categories of reasons: social, political and sexual. Banned books discussed here to address each classification are Mark Twain’s "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," John Steinbeck’s "Grapes of Wrath" and Judy Blume’s "Then again Maybe I Won’t." The reasons given for the banning of any specific book are never good enough. Two of the purposes of books are to instruct and to promote communication between individuals. Each of the books discussed here is well able to serve those purposes, but in many cases have been prevented from serving in such a way. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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File: CC6_KSbookBan.rtf
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so well-meaning - censors generally all claim to be providing a service when they summarily dismiss a book from wide availability. Most book banning focuses on childrens books, for
adult publications are protected by the First Amendment. Childrens books are protected by that same amendment to the Constitution; the difference is that children should not be making their
own critical distinctions between what is "bad" and what is healthy. It is on this premise that censors promoting childrens or other social groups rights base their claims of
legitimacy. It appears that books are banned in the 20th century according to one of three categories of reasons: social, political and
sexual. Banned books discussed here to address each classification are Mark Twains The Adventures of Huck Finn, John Steinbecks Grapes of Wrath and Judy Blumes Then again Maybe I
Wont. Fear Factor Regardless of the reasons given for banning a specific book at a specific time, it is likely that when examined
more closely, the bottom-line reason for the banning of any book is that of fear. This was the driving force behind book bannings - and burnings - in the
past, particularly those which occurred in totalitarian regimes that could not tolerate scrutiny any closer than that which it already had. Some of these regimes of the past have
banned Anne Franks Dairy of a Young Girl and even the Bible. The issue of book banning today and particularly within the United
States is not so blatantly based on fear or on any specific desire to wield or protect power. Rather, it is based on more insidious forms of fear, which
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