I. Censorship, in general, is a term used very loosely.
- A. "I am about to put forward some major ideas..." Marquis de Sade quote.
- B. When we ban books, we are cowardly trying to hide what we aer too afraid to face. We must learn to face our fears and stop pretending the first amendment does not exist.
II. Banning books robs people of great literature that can teach us morals, lessons and techniques on how to handle various situations life tosses to us.
- A. Huckleberry Finn
- B. To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men
- C. Grimm's Fairy Tales and Disney
III. We fear what we are most reluctant to understand.
- A. 1984 and Fehrenheit 451
- B. Harry Potter and The Bible
- C. The Marquis de Sade
IV. The First Amendment
- A. Totalitarian dystopia
- B. 1984 and Fehrenheit 451
V. Protection
- A. Harry Potter and the practice of Witchcraft
VI.Offensive content
VII.
- A. Summary
- B. It is not alright to belittle others...
- C. There will be more books banned as long as authors speak out against the croud.