In the later half of the twentieth century many books were banned and censored; banned and censored books are a rarity now. It is in fact less common to come across a book you are not allowed to read and when you do come across a censored book it's usually banned or challenged by a school. This raises. the question; what motivates governments and schools to censor books? Especially fascinating books such as The Great Gatsby, The Diary of a Young Girl, and To Kill a Mockingbird.

In the summer of 1924 F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby, an enchanting novel about the disillusions of America after war and the immoral ways of a society obsessed with wealth and status. This novel ventures into the controversial aspects of cheating, violence and drugs. The Baptist College in Charlest...

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