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Why are books not allowed in the Giver?
Lowry includes mentions of sex, infanticide, suicide, starvation, and euthanasia in order to show the power of the book’s main themes of suffering and individuality. The first notable banning case was in California in 1994. Parents complained of violent and sexual passages, and the book was temporarily banned.
Why do you think that the community is not allowed to read books?
When Jonas first begins his training as Receiver of Memory, he notices right away that there are books in The Receiver’s house—there are a lot of books. The community has no memory beyond one generation, so books would be a problem in enforcing Sameness. The Giver explains that books are forbidden to citizens.
Is the Giver book inappropriate?
Making this a required read in middle school is way to heavy for some kids. It is too bad, because the book has a lot of merit in other areas. The “stirrings” are pretty age appropriate, basically your body is about to start getting some weird feelings, but it’s normal.
Why was the Giver considered a banned book for a long time?
The Giver was challenged in 1995 by a parent in Franklin County, Kansas, on the grounds that it is “concerned with murder, suicide, and the degradation of motherhood and adolescence.” The book was removed from elementary libraries but remained available for classroom use at teachers’ discretion.
How does banning books violate the First Amendment?
The law requires that if a book is to be removed, an inquiry must be made as to the motivation and intention of the party calling for its removal. If the party’s intention is to deny students access to ideas with which the party disagrees, it is a violation of the First Amendment.
Why is book censorship important?
Banned books often deal with subjects that are realistic, timely and topical. Young people may find a character going through exactly what they are, which makes it a powerful reading experience and helps the reader sort out thorny issues such as grief, divorce, sexual assault, bullying, prejudice and sexual identity.
What age is appropriate to read the giver?
I think The Giver is more of a 6th or 7th grade book, but some 4th graders would get it.
Why do so many schools ban The Giver?
The most frequently cited reasons to challenge The Giver have been “Violence” and claims that the book is “Unsuited to [the] Age Group”—or in other words that it’s too dark for children. The bars in blue represent how often that excuse was given for all book challenges the OIF has recorded.