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A 6 page research paper that examines whether or not Stephen Chbosky's young adult novel The Perks of Being A Wallflower should be banned in public schools. The writer discusses the issues, including censorship in general, and concludes that while banning is appropriate at the elementary level, the novel should not be banned at the high school level. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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File: D0_khperks.rtf
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10th grade boy enduring the trials and tribulations of high school. In letters to an unnamed recipient, Charlie talks about adolescent sexuality (including homosexuality), suicide, drug use, bullying, date violence
and child abuse in addition to the usual concerns of adolescence. Of course, some may argue that these are the usual concerns of adolescence in our modern, often fractured and
less-the-perfect society. Reviewers and educators have generally be positive about the quality of this novel, with many comparing it to Catcher in the Rye, which was controversial in its own
day. However, some parents and conservative groups have challenged the inclusion of Perks in school libraries. Perks was one of the ten most banned books of 2005 (Seufert 14). However,
before discussing whether or not Perks, specifically, should be banned, the broader question that this suggests is whether or not censorship is ever justified. Carmelita Seufert, a ninth grade
teacher, considers these questions: "Should a second-grade classroom have gruesome horror novels on its bookshelves? Should a middle school offer books on bomb building and terrorist tactics?" (Seufert 14). The
obvious answer to these questions is "no." If this is accepted, the next question is who decides what is appropriate for children and young people and what is not. Should
this be decided by "Teachers? Librarians? Parents? The government?" (Seufert 14). If any of these agencies act in a blanket manner, banning a book to all age groups, the ramifications
of this action have to be considered in terms of Americans constitutional right to freedom of speech, and--by extension--our "freedom to read" (Seufert 14). Seufert asks her readers to
consider the following scenario. It is July 2007 and fans of the Harry Potter series, children, teens and adults, are lined up at bookstores eagerly awaiting the release of the
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