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Essay / We all know that books play an important role in the process of human development. In particular, books would have a profound and long-term influence on adolescents' way of thinking or acting. As a result, many schools in the United States have banned books from their libraries, bookstores, and curricula, believing that these books target violence, racism, or sexual content, which are unsuitable for adolescents. According to the Modern Library Association, books that are successfully challenged or target racism would be banned, such as Hamlet, The Communist, Manifesto, Lady' Chatterley's Lover and Moll Flanders, which have been banned in the past (Strong). However, book censorship prevents adolescents from obtaining more information that could open their minds and challenge tradition. From my point of view, books should not be banned for teenagers. As a testimony to human civilization, books should tell adolescents the reality, that is, what really happened in our society. Adolescents study in school to learn certain skills and abilities needed for their careers and social lives. Obviously, they are already past the age of reading fairy tales and daydreaming. Unfortunately, racism, violence, and sexuality exist in real life and in society, and teens will eventually learn about them through other means, such as the Internet, friends, or loved ones. It would be better if these banned books could teach them a little about real life before really tackling racism, violence and sexuality. Furthermore, the harm we imagine for our children is not as great as we think. For example, Kurt Vonnegut is one of America's most beloved novelists, but his novel Slaughterhouse-Five was banned and even burned by a Drake school, because its characters speak coarsely (Vonnegut...... middle of paper... ...but show no respect Also, some books have been banned just because a word or phrase cannot be called racism, because racism is a point of view By. example, the novelist Kurt Vonnegut, his characters speak rudely does not mean that he is a bad person who speaks rudely everywhere (Vonnegut). and teach us, not words they used, books should not be banned for teenagers. Teenagers have the right to know reality just like adults, and this is not very harmful as we think. , sometimes even useful. What is more important for educators and parents is to teach adolescents how to learn. in the right way and understand these books correctly. As an old Chinese saying goes, it is always better to face the problem than to avoid it..
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