Ban of all controversial books and films

  Your local library is voting to ban all controversial books and films, including Lolita and A Clockwork Orange. With reference to specific passages these and other texts, explain to the library board why they should or should not institute this policy. Make sure to present them with both a broad history of literary controversy and specific details about the periods in question. Help them understand the nature of controversy—what we argue about and why—so that they can make an informed decision about how to vote. Discuss at least one text from each of the three units. Unit 1: lyrical ballads Unit 2: Birth of a nation ( Griffith's ) Unit 3: Lolita - Book I of Lolita by Vladimir Nadokov (maybe you can discuss how Lolita has generally become more tolerated, or perhaps understood later on)