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Why is The Great Gatsby on the banned/challenged list?

I'm doing this project in my english class for banned book week, and I picked The Great Gatsby. I can't seem to figure out why it's on the banned/challenged list. Any ideas?

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1. It was banned because of language and sexual references in the book. The copy that is being read in schools has been changed to make the book more acceptable.
2. Gatsby tackles issues such as the American Dream, wealth and class, materialism, and marital infidelity. Although now widely regarded as one of the Great American Novels, The Great Gatsby did not sell very many copies when it was initially published. In fact, it wasn't until the novel was re-published after World War II that it gained its immense popularity – after Fitzgerald passed away from a heart attack at the age of forty-four. From Shmoop