In schools across the country, many books have been banned from the curriculum. Some of them deserve to be banned due to their explicit adult content. Some books like the Harry Potter series, The Catcher in the Rye, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Hunger Games. Sure, there are language problems in Catcher and Huckleberry Finn, but that language exists everywhere. Censorship should not be as strict as it is because there are many great books that are banned that students should read in order to understand who some great writers were. Some of the banned books should be reconsidered whether they should be censored or not. First of all, what exactly is censorship and what are the reasons for banning a book? Censoring books involves removing them from schools or local libraries because they contain material such as vulgar language, sexual references, drug use, or extremely violent details. These are the same reasons why a book can and will be banned from a library. Some of these bans take the meaning of the book too seriously or take it completely out of context. Why is censorship so strict on what students read? The ban list may attempt to keep vulgar language away from students at school, but what about at home? These children could be surrounded by this language on a daily basis. This use of profanity has become too common for it to have become normal to hear it in public. This use of profane language is seen a lot in The Catcher in the Rye and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The Catcher in the Rye is a very famous novel, but the profane language forced the book to be placed on the list of banned books. The story focuses on a boy named Holden. Holden had a very colorful vocabulary and was not ashy...... middle of paper...... based on the age level of the reader. For example, if a book is banned due to language issues, it should only be banned in elementary schools and possibly middle schools, but it should only be allowed in high schools. If a book is banned for “witchcraft,” it should only be allowed in middle and high schools. By determining where the book can be read and where the book should only be banned, it allows students to read classic works when they are the appropriate age to read them. Works Cited Baldassarro, R. Wolf. “Raising Banned Books: The Giver by Lois Lowry. » bannbooks.world.edu. Deep Forest Productions, March 27, 2011. Web. November 6, 2013. Hubbard, Ben. "Potter." Education Journal 60 (2002): 17. Academic Research Premier. Internet. 6Nov. 2013.Salinger, J.D. The Rye Catcher. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. Print.