Alfred shivered as he watched the man scream and scream and scream... Begging for mercy, giving up the one he loved. Such a fatalistic view he had, but he... he had been so hopeful... Tears sprang to Alfred's eyes, quickly wiped away. He was almost done. Almost... There...
War is Peace...
So true for him now...
World Police...
That fool mucking about in the Middle East...
Freedom is Slavery...
I secede from the Union!
Since when is civil war a cause to make merry?
England and France help the "Confederate States of America"...
Ignorance is Strength...
Censor all the bad...
no words beyond a certain length...
America is all you need to know...
He hated this book...
He looked over at his list.
Blood For Chocolate. Check. Violence, death, suicide
James and The Giant Peach. Check. Lack of adults.
Harry Potter. Check. Work of the Devil.
Fahrenheit 451. Check. Corrupting force on society
Grapes of Wrath. Check. Communist propaganda
Of Mice and Men. Check. Euthanasia and profanity.
Slaughterhouse 5. Check. Irreverent and obcene
1984... Check. intellectually dangerous to the public
That was enough light reading for tonight. He tossed the book in the fireplace as he folded his list and slid it into a crisp white envelope. Tomorrow, the list would make its way to the censors.
These books were to remain banned.