Ieuan King                                        808

Should “Lord Of The Flies” by William Golding, be banned from our public school, or public libraries? I do not think that it should be banned, literature, is a great thing. To ban it is a horrible thing. You can’t ban books, it's like banning words, or the english language, literature is a privilege, we should keep it.  

My first reason is that, “Lord Of The Flies, this is one of the best books on the planet, I just finished it, and It was gory but I still love it”.  I think that this 9th grader named, Sarah Michaels, is showing that the book is gory, but it teaches so many lessons and different ways that kids work together. I think that she is trying to say that even though it was bloody, or graphic, it has important lessons, like how to survive you have to work together. When she says that this is one of the best books, well I just read it. From my perspective, I loved it. I think that she says everything in a summary why the book should not be banned.

My second reason is coming from, Phil Rivers he says, “ I think that it should be taught in schools, it is just human nature, with a realistic outcome”. I strongly agree with him, the book is very realistic, and shows things that would probably happen. I think that he brings up very good points. I think that especially during World War II, this was a horrible time and that these kids went crazy. I think that his point is very valid. The book shows real life experiences, that have definitely happened before.  I think that this book shows a lot of real life experiences during this time period.

There are reasons why the book should be banned, for instance on page 156, “ as they smashed Simon with rocks, the blood dripped out and ran to sea in the darkness”. I think that this is one of the more gruesome parts in the book. I think that even though it is a real life situation the author shouldn’t have to be so dark with his writing. The author should think about the readers and audience of the book. On the other hand, it was written in the early fifties, the war had just ended and he wanted to express himself.

In conclusion, the book should not be banned from middle school and public libraries, literature is a privilege to have and you should be able to express it in anyway that you want. I think that people can handle this book and that it should not be banned.

My Monday muses is on the song creep , the song shows his hatred for the world and that he tell the listener  that ever if you're different you're perfect.

My first example is when he says, “I’m a creep , I’m a weirdo, what the hell am I doing here, I don’t belong here.” I think that this shows all of his feeling on himself and others.  I think that he is saying that he shouldn't be here. In the song he is very emotional and is upset with himself.

My second detail is that in the end of the song he doesn't even say, the ending line he quits. I think that  shows that he is done with this world. The ending of the line shows that he is completely done with his life. I think that even though he wants himself to be perfect he realizes that he can’t.

The song shows great emotion and love for being perfect.