Banned

Banned Literature!

By Nancy DiVirgilio
  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    Banned for being "sinful" and conflicting with community values. This book was also called "pornographic and obscene" years later in 1977
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

    Banned for the use of the "n-word." Also, it was said it was "racially insenstive", "oppressive", and promoted racism.
  • The Call of the Wild by Jack London

    The Call of the Wild by Jack London

    Banned because of its dark tone and "bloody violence". It was burned in bonfires in Nazi Germant in the late 1920's because it was "too radical."
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Banned for language and "sligh references to sex."
  • Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

    Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

    Banned for uses of the "n-word". Also, because of its realistic portrayls of slavery.
  • The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

    The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

    Banned for profanity and sexual references.
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemmingway

    For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemmingway

    One of three books of Hemmingway's to be banned. The U.S Post Office said the book was "unmailable."
  • A Streetcard Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

    A Streetcard Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

    Banned for the high sexual content.
  • The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger

    The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger

    Banned from classrooms AND school libraries because it was "obscence" "negative" "immoral" and "foul".
  • Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

    Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

    Not exactly "banned" but censored. Schools banned out all uses of the words "hell" and "damn".
  • Howl by Allen Ginsberg

    Howl by Allen Ginsberg

    Banned for his descriptions of "homosexual acts."
  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    Banned for being "degrading", "profane" and "promoting white supermacy."
  • Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

    Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

    Banned for its "dark and disturbing" themes.
  • The Autobiography of Malcom X

    The Autobiography of Malcom X

    Banned for being a "how-to-manual for crime" and for its anit-white statements.
  • Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling

    Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling

    Each individual book was banned at one point (7 books of the series). They were mainly protested because of the magic and the violence in them. They were said to promote "lying, cheating, stealing, and witchcraft."