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.