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today, while some faced more controversy decades ago. Some of the books are indeed still among the top banned books in the U.S. The list, while presenting a number of classics that have indeed either been banned or faced challenges over the course of American history, does not accurately portray the complete story. A meme citing a number of classics claims that "These are the most banned books from public libraries and schools in the U.S." Some of them, no matter how old they are, continue to be targeted, even in the past decade. You may be surprised to learn that your favorite classic books have been banned or sparked controversy in different parts of the United States. Please contact the author for information regarding the reproduction and use of this thesis or dissertation.The remaining books in the meme have been banned and faced challenges in the past, but they do not fall in the top 100 most challenged or banned books in the recent decade. Permission granted by the author to include this thesis or dissertation in this repository.103 About this Honors Thesis Rights statement 11Ĭhapter Two: The Domain-Individual-Field Interaction Model andĬhapter Three: A Rebellious Force for Freedom or a Group Effort? 1Ĭhapter One: Creativity: Individuality or Mass Entertainment? Whether creativity is an essential element of humanity, according To the classical model found in Walden Two and evaluate I compare this position from my dystopian texts In which individuality and creative freedom are valued overĬommunal happiness. Montag express their rebellious impulses and advocate for a society That John the Savage, Helmholtz Watson, Winston Smith, and Guy In keeping with the Romantic theory, creativity becomes the way Was much more present in these rigid societies than I had expected. As IĮxamine creativity through Romantic and classical theories ofĬreativity, as well as the psychological creativity model theĭomain-Individual-Field Interaction Model, I find that creativity Within three dystopian texts, Brave New World, 1984,Īnd Fahrenheit 451, and one utopian, Walden Two. This paper aims to comment on the role creativity plays
