Banning Of Books In The Grapes Of Wrath By John Steinbeck

Should our books be banned

Many books are banned and some are banned for better reasons than others. Many books have been banned for many different reasons. Some books are banned for better reasons than others. A lot of books are banned that should be okay to read publicly. Books should be banned as long as they have a good reason for being banned.

Many books should be banned for many different reasons. “Before I knowed it, I was sayin' out loud, 'The hell with it! There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.”(Steinbeck). This quote means people do bad things whether it's sin or not. It is important because it is one of the reasons this book is banned. “If he needs a million acres to make him feel rich, seems to me he needs it 'cause he feels awful poor inside hisself, and if he's poor in hisself, there ain't no million acres gonna make him feel rich”(Steinbeck). The quote means people think they need things to be happy although if you're not happy with yourself, you can't be truly happy with objects. This is important because people think they need objects to be happy. Some books are banned for good reasons but also have good inspiring quotes in them.

For example, “Grapes of Wrath” is banned for using bad language. This is not very appropriate for younger readers. This book is read by many schools and having bad language could be bad for students. An example of a not so good reason is the book “1984”. This book doesn't have many good reasons for being banned. Because of this, the book should be okay to be read by children. Not all books are banned for the right