So I guess that I haven't been very up to date on the Twilight happenings. I was told today, by an eleven year old, that she is not allowed to read Twilight in school. I was so shocked! I read all the Twilight books in high school. According to a blog that I found, the Twilight books have been banned because they are too religious and have too much sexuality in them. I think that this is interesting because the last book that I talked about, Nickel and Dimed , was being put into question because it wasn't religious enough. Very interesting...
While researching more about banned books, and books that have been challenged, I came accross this great website . It gives a list of many classic American novels, including: To Kill A Mockingbird, The Catcher In The Rye, The Great Gatsby, and Grapes of Wrath. Under each novel there is a list of all the times it has been questioned by or banned from public schools. It is so interesting to read some of the reasons that the books were put into question.
In the grand scheme of things, censoring books really affects everyone. Twilight being banned from public schools probably doesn't greatly affect all the people involved with the New Hampshire case questioning the validity of Nickel and Dimed. Although the banning does affect a lot of other people. It affects my audience. People who are involved in the public school system, are greatly affected by the banning of a book. So many kids who could have enjoyed Twilight, like I did in high school, won't be able to.
I think it is great you are writing about this. I still can't believe that people want to ban things, especially since all of the informations is so readily available on the internet.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you've chosen to take on this topic, Brooke. It's one I'm passionate about!
ReplyDeleteIn your previous post, you mentioned that you find it hard to accept criticism on your writing. To avoid criticism, it would serve you well to proofread your posts before AND after they go up. You can then edit them for errors and clarity. There are typos in both posts, as well as other small errors, such as the title of Nickel and Dimed and "affect" instead of "effect." You also say you "talked about" Nickel and Dimed, but it wasn't on this blog. Your skills as a writer will be greatly improved if you attempt more clarity in your posts.
Lis,
ReplyDeleteThat is so true about the internet. I didn't even think about that. I wonder how schools deal with that aspect of banning a book.....
I think it's interesting that, for the Twilight books, that they were found both too religious and had too much sexuality. I can't say I've read those books, however I find it puzzling that they would have both. I didn't think religion had sexuality associated. Someone wanted to ban the book for some reason, I guess they had to make up something. Like your blog!
ReplyDeleteBrooke, I think this is a really interesting topic. I have also read the entire Twilight series and personally I do not agree that they should have been banned. The books do not have any educational purpose, so why is there a need to ban them in schools? Kids should be able to read what they want during their free time at school. Banning the books on the grounds of too much religion and sexuality is a little extreme. As far as I’m concerned, the books were created for pleasure and should be treated as such.
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