Title: Banned! Why was the book Fahrenheit 451 banned? - eNotes.com
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Banned! Why was the book Fahrenheit 451 banned?
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Well, maybe because they have a great sense of irony ? I've found, over my years of teaching, that it doesn't take much to challenge a book. On more than one occasion we've been told we cannot teach a particular novel, even when the School Board has not read the book themselves, and is merely taking the recommendations of a small committee with a private agenda. Book banning, I think, is most often the result of the lack of critical thinking Bradbury warns about in this story. Approved by eNotes Editorial Team
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The American Library Association has a great list of the 100 most common banned books and statistics about the reasons books are often challenged: http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/challengesinitiator.cfm
The most recent documented challenge to this book was in Texas in 2006. Parents of a high school girl complained not only because the book contained curse words, but also because it discussed drunkenness, "dirty talk", and referenced the Bible disrespectfully. Approved by eNotes Editorial Team
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First, let's talk about what it means to "Ban" a book. It doesn't mean the book was actually illegal to read. Books are usually "banned" from certain school districts, so the kids can't read them in school.