Blume, Judy. Judy Blume On The Web. Mark I. West. 2006. 7 Dec. 2008.http://judyblume.com/censorship.php.
Judy Blume is a writer who's books are mainly directed and children and teenagers. The target the process of growing up and the difficulties that come with it, along with some abnormal situations. She believes that the censorship on her books are caused by fear of losing control of her children's lives. In an interview with Mark West, Blume implied that she thinks of what might get censored, and then realizes the topic which needs exposure. Blume's censored books include but are not limited to, Forever, Blubber, Deenie, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Tiger Eyes, all of which made the top 100 challenged books list as defined by the ALA. Blume's perspective on censorship of literature makes her a valid opponent of censorship.
Ulin, David L. "Banned Books Week A Thorny Issue."Los Angeles Times. 29 Sep. 2008. L.A. Times. 7 Dec. 2008 <http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-et-banned29-2008sep29,0,2160426.story>.
David Ulin is a staff writer on the Los Angeles Times. He often covers social issues and usually shies noticeably away from the common view, or at least shows a different perspective. In this article, he covers censorship and why it would be nearly impossible to abolish it due to the fact that everybody has differing ideals and opinions and it would be unreasonable to try to accommodate all of them. He illustrates that it's foolish to believe that a book would not influence someone's thoughts because if that were the case, there would be no need to ban them. He renders the argument that people might not be affected by what they read, invalid. He counters his own argument by saying that there is no book that someone would be better off not reading. His opinions would both condone and condemn literary censorship.
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