Essay - Censorship Should not be an Option for English Literature Censorship...

Censorship Should Not be an Option for English Literature

***** is an issue that is often in the spotlight, with arguments made ***** some works of literature are a bad influence on students. In c*****trast to this, I believe that all literature is import*****t and it would be wrong ***** censor ***** l*****erature and decide what is ***** is not acceptable material. Whether an individual agrees with a work ***** liter*****ture is ***** import*****t, ***** is more important ***** that it offers *****one's viewpoint on the issue. Even if ***** viewpoint is considered wrong, th***** can be a good thing *****s it gives the individual ***** opportunity to consider their own opinions on the issue. As well as this, censoring literature would prevent certain viewpoints from being expressed and would raise questions about what is censored and why. The end result is that students ***** not have access ***** ***** range of literature that has a lot to *****fer them. Th***** issue will now be considered with the *****rguments against censorship given.

The first reason ***** censorship should ***** be allowed is that it would prevent a wide range of *****sues and viewpoints from being presented. While the issues present in literature may not always be pleasant, *****y ***** always based on somebody's opini***** and they *****ten raise some issue that is a reality of society. Consider a book based on drug use. Supporters of censorship would ***** likely to argue that a book including such an ***** ***** a ***** influence on ***** *****nd ***** ***** be allowed in schools. It may ***** true ***** ***** use is not a good *****, but this is ***** an acceptable reason for the ***** ***** be censored. Th***** is beca***** the ***** ***** that drug use is an *****sue. Students not coming across such an issue in a book does ***** mean ********** will not come ***** contact with the issue somewhere else. This could be by seeing the ***** in a movie or ***** personal experience. Relating this to personal *****, reading about the issue can actually be of ********** to people. Students can gain an understanding of the issue by ***** about it and by the class activities the reading ***** leads to. If the individual *****n comes across the ***** in ***** life, they have some understanding of the issue. This may allow them to deal ***** the ***** more effectively.

A*****her benefit also relates to ***** many ***** that ***** be ***** in books. Even if these *****ons are controversial, the book should still be read. I *****lieve ***** ***** books is a way ***** rejecting ***** notion of free speech that America is based on. Free speech allows every individual to have their say. Censorship then prevents this say from being distributed. *****n effect, this is not much different then preventing the individual ***** stating ********** opinion. The reality ***** that people in ***** have ***** different opinions on many different subjects. Even if ***** opinions