Why Lord Of The Rings Should Be Banned Essay
Banned Book, Lord of the rings
Main Characters-Bilbo Baggins, Frodo Baggins, Gandalf the grey,
“ Ho! Ho! Ho! to the bottle i go to heal my heart and drown my woe, rain may fall and wind may blow, And many miles be still to go, But under a tall tree i will lie, and let the clouds go sailing by.” - Lord of the rings
All Information i have gotten about this book being banned all support the idea of this book being banned for a main character smoking and some different outlook on religion. Personally i think this is a horrible and no good reason to ban a book from schools where children can sit down and enjoy a book meant to show them an adventure. My personal opinion is that the only time a book should be taken away from people is if the …show more content…
In the book as a previously stated a reason for this book being banned is smoking and according to this article. In plymouth NHS plymouth 40% of the school aged children admitted to smoking. So if it is such a big thing in people life then why rip it from people in a book? It's Stupidity that people want to take things from people then turn around and let them do it.
And in this book there are reference to other religions. And people are getting angry over something so small and little in detail that they think it is a horrible thing for someone to read about another religion’s and only see it one sided. Over all i mean that i find it stupid to believe someone can look at something so one sidedly and only believe what they have read about there religion.
In Conclusion i feel this book should not be banned for something as little as smoking and religion references. I feel for this book to be banned there needs to be a solid reason for people not read this book. like people hurting themselves and hurting others just out of joy from it. That is what i feel should ban a
Main Characters-Bilbo Baggins, Frodo Baggins, Gandalf the grey,
“ Ho! Ho! Ho! to the bottle i go to heal my heart and drown my woe, rain may fall and wind may blow, And many miles be still to go, But under a tall tree i will lie, and let the clouds go sailing by.” - Lord of the rings
All Information i have gotten about this book being banned all support the idea of this book being banned for a main character smoking and some different outlook on religion. Personally i think this is a horrible and no good reason to ban a book from schools where children can sit down and enjoy a book meant to show them an adventure. My personal opinion is that the only time a book should be taken away from people is if the …show more content…
In the book as a previously stated a reason for this book being banned is smoking and according to this article. In plymouth NHS plymouth 40% of the school aged children admitted to smoking. So if it is such a big thing in people life then why rip it from people in a book? It's Stupidity that people want to take things from people then turn around and let them do it.
And in this book there are reference to other religions. And people are getting angry over something so small and little in detail that they think it is a horrible thing for someone to read about another religion’s and only see it one sided. Over all i mean that i find it stupid to believe someone can look at something so one sidedly and only believe what they have read about there religion.
In Conclusion i feel this book should not be banned for something as little as smoking and religion references. I feel for this book to be banned there needs to be a solid reason for people not read this book. like people hurting themselves and hurting others just out of joy from it. That is what i feel should ban a