banned books

Emily did an excellent job of presenting the rhetoric of banned books. She started out right by familiarizing us with some of the well-known books on the banned list and giving the reasons why they might cause such controversy. Her ethos was strong with quotations from authors, doctors, and such who are heavily involved with the decision making process behind banning books or experts in the field of witchcraft and other paranormal things. Emily also did well with her pathos. She showed how the content of some banned books could possibly have an emotional effect on children.
Personally, I think banning books has gotten to be ridiculous. There are many books on the list that I don’t see a problem with. Some are classic books that have been around for over a hundred years. Now parents are starting to whine wanting the books banned because of content that is being misconstrued. I agree that the content in books that are read in classrooms shouldn’t be neglected, but the books shouldn’t be taken out of the school libraries. I don’t see anything wrong with Harry Potter books. Just because children read those types of books doesn’t mean they are secretly worshiping the devil or whatever. If parents are so concerned about their children not being able to tell the difference between what is right and wrong, then they can’t blame anyone but themselves. The whole point of getting children to read instead of sit all day in front of the television is so they have the opportunity to use their imaginations.