how to write an argument essay about banning toni morrison book"the bluest eye" because of sexual explicit?

Question

I decided to go with banning this book from middle school and highschool. Since I am against of the sexual explicit passages, what should I write in that essay. I also had to look through the censorship history. I didi not find a lot.Help!

Answer 1

Try looking up statistics of how early children are becoming sexually active these days. You can base it on those facts, and speak from your heart, and discuss the shocking effect on you when you read such material, and how you don't want those thoughts, but they are with you anyway. You should be able to trust what you pick up on the shelf of your school, and parents should also be able to feel confident that everything coming from the school library is going to build up their child into a better student and moral character.
Good luck:)

Answer 2

Personally, I think that it's ignorant to 'ban' any books.

Wouldn't it be better if you just didn't read the book, and let other people make up their minds whether or not they wanted to read it?

If you don't like to see it, don't look at it.
If you don't like to hear it, don't listen to it.

If you're going to go after Toni Morrison for sexually explicit passages, why stop there? You might as well take out William Shakespeare while you're at it, some of his writings were very explicit, yet they remain in schools.

I'm thankful that we live in a free society where I can decide what I want to read, see, and hear.

And I'm even thankful that you're free to speak out against it if you so wish to do so. Good luck to you.

Answer 3

Whatever you do, DO NOT start by explaining that sexually explicit language is unfit for schools, like one person has suggested.
You require a balanced approach and should examine both sides of the argument.
You should refer to the text. After all, how explicit is it? Compare this with what is freely available on terrestrial and satellite TV, films, computer games and of course, popular music.
Why has the author used explicit language? I am sure she wold not have done so gratuitously, so what is the motivation for its use, its impact for being used, and might that justify its use?
After all, if you made a film about footballers and shot a Game scene, you would hardly expect them to say "blimey" or "oops" instead of rather more colourful language.
Once you have analysed these issues, I think you will find the essay writes itself.
Good luck.

Answer 4

First, you should be thankful we are not grading the English grammar in your question.

Secondly, if you are truly against the use of sexually explicit descriptions in books assigned as middle school and high school reading material, why are you limiting yourself only to a book by Ms. Toni Morrison? That choice leaves you open to charges of racism, as already noted, and perhaps sexism, too.

(If that question is too long, read it slowly; you'll get it soon).

I am sure that if you work at it, you could read and discover plenty of books with sexually explicit material. You could always remind the readers of your essay that if god had wanted us to be concerned about sex, we might just as well have been born naked.

Good Luck.

Answer 5

Why stop at Toni Morrison? What about Shakespeare? His dross is doled out in schools all over the UK. Romeo and Juliet is about teenaged lovers who commit suicide! Hmm . . . do I smell a form of racism rearing its ugly head again? Why are you banning this book? Who are you? Are you a teacher, the head or a parent? Children nowadays know far more about sex than their parents ever did. Also consider that if word gets out that a book has been banned, the children will get copies anyhow. Whenever you forbid a child from doing something; it will find a way to do that thing regardless!

Answer 6

Start out explaining why you feel that something sexually explicit is not approperiate for the schools. Are you sure that there is not a lesson to be learned in the book that would be worth allowing the students to read about something they probably already know about?
If it is something that will surely give students ideas, influence them, or scare them, then it might be a good idea to shelter them from it. Explain your reasoning and the merits of your argument, and give textual examples from the book. Find out the reason the teacher wants students to read it and find another book to suggest in your essay that would be clean but fulfil the same purpose.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Generally, it's considered inappropriate. But this would all depend upon the type of rapport you share with that individual. Bottom line: this is a judgment call based upon your own personal evaluation of the situation and knowledge of the co-worker's persona. Peace. Additional details: Should you decide to disclose your dream to them, try to be tactful about it. First tell them that you've had an explicit sexual dream about them. Observe their reaction. If they don't react, ask them if you should go into the details. If they ask you for the details then proceed. If they seem at all offended then do not proceed. Quickly apologize and change the subject. Sexual Harassment is taken extremely seriously nowadays.

Answer 8

Like many people have said, why ban a book? The school must have a reason for setting the text so unless your a paretn or governor ata school that uses it, what right to you have to ban it?

As soon as it's banned, people will want to read it - i bet there are a few people already here who are contempleting looking the book up just to see what's so bad - i know I am. Its just curiosity and i think i've read one of her books before and it was good.

kids arent as innocent as we like to think, and there is no point sheltering them when there's sex and violence around them everyday.

I read Judy Blume's, oh bugger what is it called?? Was considered quite graphic for the time and our age - it didnt make me go out and have sex underage and it didnt put me off - it gave me a perspective and that sure;y is what a good book should do - make you think

Answer 9

Would you ban Gone With The Wind, or is it b/c it is an African American book? What about those teen books - certainly different from when I grew up on Sweet Valley High.

How about fight crime? Ban cursing? Ban stupid bans?

It's been awhile since I've read the book... I can't remember off hand. I remember it was a girl wanting to be white or having blue eyes....

Answer 10

Why on earth would anybody want to ban a book. This is intellectual fascism. Only dictatorships ban books. Joseph Stalin was a great book banner as was Adolf Hitler and of course the Vatican. If you don't like it don't read it but don't try to pretend that your preferences are the only ones that matter.