Why "War of The Worlds" by H. G. Wells Should not Be Banned

The topic of banning books has been controversial for decades and decades but no one ever understands the reasons why they are restricted from being published rigorously. I am one of them. Recently, I’ve been reading “War of the Worlds” and taking thorough research about it, specifically its sad history. For some vague reasons, it was banned immediately in China, Vietnam and North America after the day it was officially published. Could it really hurt and damage children from the inside?

Personally, I strongly believe that this book deserves to reach readers' hands and not to be prohibited. Some countries which banned "War of the Worlds" explained that the book had used numerous inappropriate languages that had the potential of damaging teenagers and causing them to do unacceptable things. For example, in the book, the protagonist usually says the word "Damn, screw this shit" in order to show his pressured feelings when the Martians approach his house and his attempts to escape the place. In my opinion, those words are not as bad as the banners thought. The reason why Wells utilized them was that they accurately and exactly show how the character was feeling at the time. If someone or something strong and scary tried to find and kill me, I would be absolutely freaked out and undoubtedly shout out the bad words.

Another reason why War of the Worlds was banned in several prominent countries is that it contains countless circumstances that were considered violent and inappropriate. For instance, Ray Ferrier (the protagonist) picks up a seem-to-be heavy axe, suddenly jumps out and slashes one of the Martians body in half. It would be really unfair if the book was banned because of this reason! Every action movie has their own violence scenes! The book would be tedious if Wells did not put several bloody situations into it. The final reason why this book was banned in some countries is that it is biased and related to some political viewpoints which are opposed by many people. I believe that evidence is not concrete and precise, and it lacks thorough investigations and researches. In the book, Wells was alluding the invasions of the British Empire when he came up with the attacks of the Martians in the Earth. It is totally history-based. The British Empire those days owned powerful armies and artilleries, and so did the Martians. They both seized and took over colonies easily without a single droplet of sweat.

In conclusion, I think that War of the Worlds is a great work made by H. G. Wells and it should not be banned. The author deliberately utilized offensive languages, violence scenes, and real history to render the book meaningful and practical, and he did not intend to hurt the feelings of the readers or oppose the government.