BAD BOOK!!!! The Catcher in the Rye?
Read the following 1, 2, and 3.
Try to find The Catcher in the Rye on banned book lists.
Are there any other books on the lists that you have read or heard about?
1. http://articles.latimes.com/1989-09-12/local/me-2089_1_school-board
2. http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/21stcenturychalle
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3. http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedclassics
HTTP://WWW.ALA.ORG/ADVOCACY/BANNED/BANNEDBOOKSWEEK
FULL LIST
LIBRARY CONTROVERSY
1. Censorship in Modern Times
2. Candide
3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4. Brave New World
5. 1984
6. The Catcher in the Rye
7. Lolita
8. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
9. The Anarchist Cookbook
10. The Satanic Verses
11. Harry Potter Series
Write your opinion on the topic of censorship and The Catcher in the Rye. Should
The Catcher in the Rye be censored or banned? Why or Why not? Does it do harm or is it
educational? You must refer to examples from The Catcher in the Rye. You must refer in
some way to the other cases of books listed below. You may not have read the books or
seen the movies, and so you cannot be expected to know the background of each book,
but you should refer to the cases in some way in your essay. The reasons and charges
for instance might be good to discuss. Look up the definition of censorship first in the
dictionary.