Banning Friday Night Lights

Banning Friday Night Lights

A few years ago, specific books were being banned for not being suitable for teenagers or children. Therefore the books were taken out of school libraries. I disagree with the idea of banning books due to the information or detail of description. Just because life is hard and there is cursing, sex, racism, and in depth violence does not mean we must ban the books, because people go through this every day in life and we can't ban it in everyday life, so why ban books.

Recently I have read the book "Friday Night Lights" by H.G. Bissinger with a goal to find out why this book was banned from libraries. Within the first few pages I immediately saw a short passage referring to specific person with racial slurs and offensive language. This immediately made me realize that this book isn't trying to just tell a story about some high school football team. It is about how boys who knew they had talent put their abilities to the test but did it while doing things that high school students are known for doing such as partying and having just a bowl of fun. However this was different, while there were few that partied continuously, the ones who worked hard were the ones rewarded in the end. Maybe not with the state championship but knowing that this team was against all odds and still managed to make it to the semifinals game when losing their star player. Also realizing that because they were a family they would always have each others backs for thick or thin.

In conclusion I find that these book aren't necessarily to get young peoples minds going in a negative way but to inspire them and know that the kids will face hard times in their lives but it is up to them how they react to it and and adapt to survive and conquer. Reasoning out the thought of banning books is an idea that should not come back. Reading books gives young adults ideas but it is up to the young adults how to interpret those ideas.