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For this essay, you will need to make an argument about banned books, using at least two texts that we have read this semester. Some questions you can consider:
Why is it that certain works of literature, in certain places and at certain times, are deemed by some readers to be so damaging that no one should be allowed to read them?
How do these attitudes change over time—what becomes less problematic with time, and what about these works might offend modern readers but wouldn’t have been problems for their original readers?
How do we deal with “cancel culture” when it comes to authors and texts, and is it possible to separate an author from his or her work?
How do we handle difficult texts, especially those that challenge our values and beliefs, or that present us with content that makes us uncomfortable?
How do we respond to books that we find offensive, troubling, or otherwise controversial?
You may, if you would like, build on one or more of your Blackboard forum posts. As always, your essay cannot simply replicate something that we have discussed extensively in class.
Your essay must be 1400-1600 words (approximately 5-6 pages).
General advice:
You aren’t limited to the questions listed above.
You cannot write about one of the texts you’ve used for your first two essays.
Your essay needs an introduction, but don’t waste words with sweeping generalizations. Start the essay where it begins: with the texts you are discussing.
Your essay needs a conclusion, but your conclusion shouldn’t simply restate what you’ve already said. Instead, use your concluding paragraph to take the final logical step in your argument, or use it to take your argument a step further.
Your essay should be built around textual analysis rather than plot summary. Don’t just tell us what the text does or says; show us what the text does or says. And then explain what you believe it is doing and how this fits in with the argument you are making.
Select your evidence carefully. You need to quote from the text, and the quotes that you choose to analyze need to be the most relevant possible material you can find to support your argument.
Your argument must go further than “engagement.” It’s not enough to say that an author employs a particular strategy to be engaging; you must explain the purpose for which you believe the author wishes to engage his or her audience.
Use MLA-style in-text citations with a works cited page.
