Banned Books

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, social differences can be viewed in Maycomb county as foreign or not accepted. The society knows that people in the town are not accepted and are treated as outcasts, hence people often choose to pretend they are not there or exemplify their differences by talking about them. This…

Lord of the Flies follows the narrative of an airplane crashing into an uncharted, uninhabited island, of which the impact quashes the lives of all adults on board and leaves behind a young group of English boys to fend for their survival. Ralph and Piggy are the first two characters to interact, and per Piggy’s…

I have four identical brothers. I don’t get out as much as them. While the four of them go around, I sleep quietly, in the dark. I am often forgotten about, But in times of trouble I will be woken and call upon and I will save the day. (Five brothers). What am I, I…

Many reviews of the 1915 movie, The Birth of a Nation, directed by D. W. Griffith focus on the obvious racism depicted throughout the film. With his use of blackface on white actors, and his portrayal of African Americans as unintelligent and sexually aggressive towards white women, this movie remains controversial due to its reliance…

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a novel second to none when it comes to American literature because it is an inspiring story about how blacks and whites can work together to find freedom. However, it caused controversy with issues of race, religion, and challenging authority. Some people felt it mislead students, and…