outsiders banned?

    

                    I think the outsiders should not be banned from schools and libraries because, the book is not harmful. the outsiders is a fiction novel written by S.E. Hinton published in 1967. This classic novel was written when Hinton was only 15 years old. The argument that this book should be banned because of references to drug and alcohol abuse and that it uses foul language is silly to me. If anything this novel is very realistic to some people situations living in poor areas. Its something older kids can maybe relate to in their life's.

         In 1992 in Boone Iowa school district tried to ban the book because they said it glamorized smoking and drinking, but i disagree. In the time this book was written they didn't know about the affects nicotine has on your health so it is unfair to prosecute the book for that, Also the characters in the book didn't not have a glamorous life one bit they had a hard and difficult life. This book i do agree was not written for younger kids this book was written for a teen audience from a teen girl. The outsiders is a wonderful book to help teens to feel they aren't alone. That life isn't perfect and that is okay, because we still carry on all  the dreamers,the socs, and  greasers.