Rowling about a young wizard and his friends has been taken off library. The book quickly became a bestselling phenomenon and so did its successors as most young adult readers found themselves hooked and simply couldnt get enough of harry potter. Harry potter books banned from us school library because they. Rowlings boy wizard series has faced more than its share of attempts to see the books limited, banned or even burned in case youve been hiding under a rock or sworn off reading since 1997, rowlings sevenbook series features harry potter, a boy who finds out he. Here are some other reasons they should totally, definitely be banned. There have been no reported cases of the books being used to. Censorship was mostly dormant until the election of ronald reagan in 1980. The harry potter books have been removed from a schools library in nashville.
Harry potter series tops list of banned books in texas. The dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all harry potter wanted was to get back to the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. New york parents objected in suburban buffalo among other districts. The harry potter books have drawn censure from christians ever since the first in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was released in 1997. The list of books banned in texas public schools in 20012002 includes tom clancys patriot games, david gutersons snow falling on cedars and a reference book on u. Colorado parents objected at douglas county schools. Religious debates over the harry potter series wikipedia. But just as hes packing his bags, harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named dobby who says that if harry potter returns to hogwarts, disaster will strike. Essay why harry potter series should not be banned. The series is currently the target of many protestors, as they scrutinize and penalize the books for their creative and. Its banned books week more evidence that banning books is about as useless as trying to ban air. As the daily telegraph notes, the books were repeatedly banned by schools and targeted by church. A private catholic school in nashville has removed the harry potter books from its library, saying they include actual curses and spells, which when read by a. Harry potter has been on of the most banned book series in the u.
Religious parents want harry potter banned from the classroom because it glorifies witchcraft headteachers have said if concerns are raised, schools should stop using the childrens book in class. Jk rowling, the harry potter series the banned books project. Harry potter books are banned at a catholic school in nashville. Religious parents want harry potter banned from the. Harry potter books banned from catholic school because. According to the american library association, harry potter was banned because the books promote witchcraft, set bad examples and are too dark. Why harry potters book should be banned essay example. California parents objected to the books use in two moorpark elementary schools.
Harry potter used to be the number one banned book in schools, according to caldwellstone. In the early 2000s the books often topped banned book lists. As the image at the top of this page notes, in 2000, the harry potter series was literally the most challenged book in the states with more people complaining about it finding its way into school libraries than they did about a book about terrorism in a. The harry potter controversy has gone on, in one form or another, for years, particularly before the series ended. Harry potter books banned from catholic school in the us.
The harry potter books were banned in schools across the united arab emirates uae in 2007. Harry potter books banned from catholic school for fear of. Why a nashville catholic school just banned all the harry. Pat peters in the twenty years since harry potter first arrived on the publishing scene, j. Since harry potter and the sorcerers stone was published in 1999, rowlings books have repeatedly been at the top of the frequently challenged books list, according to the american library. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Harry potter expelled from uae schools books the guardian. Harry potter books banned from us school library because. At the very least harry potter should be banned just so that you nerds are forced to read any other book. Beneath the title, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. Harry potter books banned from catholic school for fear of student. When we ban books like harry potter, students lose out on more.
It is undeniable that themes of death and resurrection abound in the stories, as well as detailed depictions of potions and other hocus pocus. Rowling, is about a young boy who finds out he is a wizard and uses his magic powers to vanquish evil. The banning and censorship of harry potter essay 737. Earlier this month, bookstacked published an article of a catholic school in nashville, tn banning the popular series because parents believed the spells would actually summon evil spirits. Edwards catholic school in nashville bans harry potter book series. South carolina challenged in schools because the book has a serious tone of death, hate, lack of respect, and sheer. A catholic elementary school in nashville has banned the seven books of the harry potter series due to concerns the books promote witchcraft and. The main story arc concerns harrys struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become. As it happens, this is banned books week in the united states, so the timing of father rehills ban is richly ironic, but harry and his friends are no longer the chief targets of. Harry potter banned from school library for including actual spells.
But we should want kids to experience the joy of a good book. Boston, ma 2007 series removed from a catholic school when pastor of the school claimed that it was his job to protect the weak and the strong. Harry potter books removed from catholic school on. Despite the ruling, the 26 banned books are still freely available to buy in shops across the country and the film adaptation of harry potter proved a huge success amongst nationals and expats. A school in nashville has removed harry potter books from its library, citing the spells used in the book as real. Harry potter books banned from catholic school for fear of student spells. Harry potter tops list of banned books the new york times. A catholic school in nashville, tennessee has banned the harry potter series because a reverend at the school claims the books include both good and evil magic, as well as spells, which, if read. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Original edition harry potter book collection sells for riddikulus price all seven books in j. One of the most challenged books on record is the harry potter series, which topped the aggregated 20002009 ranking of the decade. All of the harry potter books have been made in to movies. Us parents want evil harry potter banned the independent.
Harry potter books banned from catholic school in the us due to curses and spells 272 shares. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets the banned book. The harry potter books have been banned from a catholic school in tennessee because the fictional magic within are actual curses and spells, according to a pastor who described the beloved. In a different decade, harry potter might not have suffered from such a ludicrous backlash. Rowlings series of books about a boys experiences at wizardry boarding school top the list of most challenged books of 2000, as tracked by the american library associations office for intellectual freedom oif. Censors of the 1990s are concerned about the magical spells harry potter casts. Rowlings harry potter books are wonderful fantasy novels with powerful messages for kids and the ability to make even reluctant readers eager readers. Places of censorship and challenging the harry potter. Harry potter is now the most banned book in america, according to the american library association. The first harry potter book was released in 1997, more than two decades ago. In a number of states, there have been attempts, some successful and some unsuccessful, to have the harry potter books banned in classrooms, and banned or under severe restrictions in school libraries. Harry potter has been banned from some schools because some christians think that it promotes witchcraft as a positive thing for young children. Harry potter and 20 years of controversy intellectual. A catholic school removed harry potter from the library.
A school in tennessee has banned the harry potter books after its pastor claimed they contain real curses and spells. A catholic school in tennessee banned the harry potter. Opinion harry potter and the poorlyread exorcists the. Part 1 has been released and part 2 will be released on july 15th 2011. Kids may be tempted to conjure evil spirits, the nashville schools pastor says. Rowlings first of seven books in the harry potter series was released. Harry potter tops list of banned books by shannon maughan, publishers weekly. The very popular harry potter series is about an orphan named harry potter who discovers that he is a wizard at age eleven when he is invited to attend hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The books follow three main characters, harry potter, hermione granger, and ron weasley from their firstyear at hogwarts. Why harry potter and the philosophers stone ought not to be banned literature harry potter and the philosophers stoneis a fantasy novel that talks mainly of the adventures of a wizard, written by a british author by the name janne rowling. If your smartphone is levitating, you may have just fallen victim to one of the spells contained in harry potter, the book series by j.
Harry potter is one of the most banned books ever youtube. For example, in gwinnett county, georgia, a parent challenged the harry potter books on the grounds that they promoted witchcraft. Reverend at nashvilles st edward catholic school consulted several exorcists who recommended removing the books. A catholic school in nashville, tn banned it for fear that the magic spells might be real and conjure evil spirits if read aloud. Harry potter books banned by school in nashville youtube. Are the harry potter books forbidden in some countries. Opinion harry potter and the poorlyread exorcists the new. His many fans will likely mark the occasion by rereading a. Reverend dan reehill, of st edward catholic school in nashville, explained in a. The sevenbook harry potter series was first published in 1997 and has actually been banned several times.
Harry potter is one of the most banned books ever fact fiend. These days, she said, books with lgbt themes are increasingly being targeted, both with. Catholic school in tennessee bans harry potter books for containing. You only have to open the latest harry potter book to see the naked evil that waits inside. In the states, they have been banned by catholic schools for the use of magic. Book banning gained new momentum as groups and individuals publicly imposed their punitive opinions. As the daily telegraph notes, the books were repeatedly banned by schools and targeted by churchsponsored book burnings between 1997 and 2007, when the. Yet another school has tried to ban the beloved series. On one side of the harry potter controversy are those who say that j.
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