Respond to a Case People v. Ferlinghetti (Essay Sample)

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Nearly 50 years ago, a case named People v. Ferlinghetti was filed in the US Supreme court. A judge named Clayton Horn presided the case without a jury and ruled that the poet was guilty was writing, producing, and selling poems depicting obscenity. Personally, I believe Howl is a work of "redeeming social justice" and it should not have been accused of obscenity. I also believe that Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the writer of the nearly 3000-word poem met the literal merits and standards. Therefore, I would differ from the ruling of the US Supreme Court that the collection appealed to a prurient interest (Carl). During the case, many experts testified for Howl. Editors, book reviewers, and professors from the New York Times and the San Francisco Examiner said that Howl and Other Poems had a positively influential contribution to the field of literature and the entire society.
Further, I believe the contents of the poem were valid. In fact, the poem reflected the state of the cultural and social issues of the American people. Some of the aspects such as materialism and madness were considered to be dominant cultures and influenced the generation to anger and poverty. This was indeed a reality and some of this issues are dominant up to today. As such, the poem Howl has ‘redeeming social justice’ and should not have been accused. Its relevance up to 50 years after the accusation means that the collection was indeed of paramount importance.
Similar to the Howl, the internet today harbors many controversial topics, contemptuous, inappropriate, and up to censorship. One major regards what is considered obscene by the social network provider, Facebook. In its updated policies, photos of breastfeeding mothers were considered to be obscene. They were removed from the site on the basis that they are breached the policy of censoring obscene content (Wortham). There were massive protests by user groups who...