George Orwell’s 1984 – The Most Banned Book in America
Imagine a book written in 1949 being so threatening to society that it becomes the most banned book of all time in America. That’s exactly what happened to George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece, 1984. The novel has been challenged everywhere from Florida high schools to international publishers, with censors claiming its social and political themes were found to be too controversial, and its sexual content was deemed inappropriate. In 1981, Jackson County, Florida even challenged the book for being “pro-communism”. The irony is staggering – banning a book about totalitarian censorship is like proving the…..