Oftentimes books are banned by only a certain group or region, not everywhere, which brings up an interesting topic � how does one decide which books should be banned? Oftentimes the reason people want to ban books is for the book�s �inappropriate� content. Having said that, I think we need to create a greater emphasis on parents protecting their children from books deemed inappropriate � not banning books for all people. I believe that instead of trying to enforce books as evil, society needs to adopt a �to each their own� attitude about book banning.
A German Jewish poet Heinrich Heine once said, �Where they burn books, they will ultimately also burn people.� This is an important quote because banning books is similar to banning people�s imaginations and creativity. Without creativity it is impossible to live up to ones full potential. Some of the greatest books have been considered bad, or been banned, at one time or another. It has already been brought up that if we ban all of the books that offend people, there wouldn�t be any books left. Books can be very influential and I believe that it is important to give books that may be offensive or seen risky a chance.
