Censorship in American High Schools Book banning has a long history and has had both a positive and negative impact on readers. People have tried to stop books from being banned, but there are also people who try to ban books to protect their children. Many books have been challenged or even banned due to the “inappropriate” content they contain, such as profanity. Books began to be censored since the 1500s and have threatened many cultures. People who ban and censor books think they are protecting readers from information, but it stops them from having more ideas. This creates a negative impact on readers, especially high school students. People don't realize that book censorship limits their view of the world. Many books have been banned in American high schools for political, religious, sexual and social reasons. Book banners and parents should be more lenient in what the book expresses because it teaches readers, such as high school students, many lessons that will help them in life. Books are banned to protect readers and to do this, some books are even banned. because of the smallest detail it contains. The reasons why books are banned are “political, religious, sexual and social reasons” (Karolides, Bald and Sova vii). Additionally, people's beliefs are one of the reasons why certain books are now banned. Some books may contradict and offend a person's beliefs, resulting in a certain book being banned or censored. For example, it is obvious why books are censored or banned if they contain sexual content, as this would create a negative mindset among high school students, making them think that sexual content is no big deal. This would also... middle of paper ...... l Librarian's point of view. " Time. Time Inc., September 22, 2000. Web. March 24, 2014. .Finan, Christopher M. and Joan E. Bertin. "Banned Books." September 23, 2012: SIRS Issues Researcher Web, March 5, 2014. -display? id=SCA4335-0-660&artno=0000354640&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=banned%20books&title=Banned%20Books&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic=N.Karolides, Nicholas J., Margaret Bald and Dawn B. Sova 120 Banned Books: Censorship Stories from World Literature. New York, NY: Facts On File, 2011. “Quotes on Banned Books” (19 quotes Web). 1951. Print Steinbeck, John Of Mice and Men New York: Penguin, 1993. Print...