Oliver Twist Should Be Banned Essay

What Religion do you support? That is often not the easiest question to answer, because religious views have always been a controversial topic in not only America’s history, but the World’s as well. Many people often formulate odd conclusions about a religion that often causes others to get the wrong idea about it. One example of this is in the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens where the religious views often create a debate over whether the book should be banned or not leading to a very radical history. The first reason many people believe Oliver Twist should be banned can be explained by Joseph Goldstein who stated, “It is calculated to, and does inculcate bitter hatred and malice in the hearts and minds of many students and pupils attending our public schools and secondary schools against American
Fagin, is a corrupted man, but should not have caused the panic that he did. His role to the story was required and him being a Jew was not a way to show the corruptness of a faith as a whole, but to represent those who cling to a faith as an excuse to justify their actions. Such as many Jews of the time who turned to violence after they fled from their homes during the war blamed their religion for the crimes they were committing. They would often claim that if they did believe in their faith they wouldn’t have to be in a situation where they had to attack people to survive, which is partly true but faith doesn’t control a person’s actions it just guides. The person makes the end decision whether to act or not to act and because this issue of using your religion or race as a shield against prosecution is still a problem today Oliver Twist has no reason to be banned. It brings up issues that will always be a problem and the banning or not banning of Oliver Twist really depends on how every individual interprets