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Reasons behind banning or censoring of controversial Books

On account of certain content  within the pages of book, some book were stumbled in controversies or banned or censored. The common reasons behind banning or censoring certain books are: Racial Theme or Dialogues: The books with a story or dialogue that can encourage racism towards one or more group of people. Example:  The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Encouragement to Destruct Lifestyle: Some books encourage lifestyle choices that are not standard or could be threatening or destructive. This include Drug use, Co-habitation without marriage or Homosexuality. Example: The Perks of being Wallflower by Stephen chboski. Blasphemous Subject: The book, with subject that is sacrilegious against god or sacred things, had often attracted controversies. Example: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Mobi Dick by Herman Melville, The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. Intimacy Issues: Many Books with content of sexual situation or dialog were ba...