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Pros And Cons Of Banning To Kill A Mockingbird

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In some places like Calafornia, Texas and Ohlahoma in 509 public schools, people are thinking of banning the book To Kill a Mockingbird. This book is about a young girl named Scout and the lessons and how she grows along the way. There is also a trial in the book about a black man (Tom Robinson) possibly raping a white woman (Mayella Ewall). The book shows a lot about racism towards colored people. The book could be banned because of the racist language used and rape content. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee should not be banned because it teaches life lessons and it teaches people about racism.
To Kill a Mockingbird should not be banned because the book teaches valuable life lessons. A life lesson that the book teaches people is to try something even if it seems impossible to do. This life lesson is shown when Atticus takes the case to Tom Robinson's defense attorney “Atticus, are we going to win it?” “No honey.” “Then why-” “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started..”(Lee 101) This shows that even though Atticus knows that he probably is not going to win there is always a chance and he can always help someone. So he is going to try even though it might seem impossible. This shows a great life lesson that people should use in life to try something even if it seems almost impossible to do. This is a great …show more content…

An example of racism in the book is after the trial after they lost and Jem saying to Atticus how unfair it is because Tom Robinson was innocent. Atticus says to Jem “In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins.” (Lee 295) This is showing that even though a black man in court could be innocent the white man will always win because they are white. This shows that To Kill a Mockingbird should not be banned because it taught us in that quote about racism and how it isn't

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I feel there is many situations were characters are affected in To Kill A Mockingbird because of racism. Atticus is affected the most in the Tom Robinson trial because, “every lawyer gets at least one case in his lifetime that affects him personally.” Which means that he has to take the Tom Robinson trial, even though he has no hope to win. He feels that way because he’s against an all white jury. Scout is affected by racism at school because Cecil Jacobs said, “Scout Finch’s daddy defends n*****s.”

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Should Harper Lee's How to kill a mockingbird book be a part of the school's required book curriculum? The issue with the book is the language and the time the book takes place and how black characters are treated in How To kill a Mockingbird. How to kill a mockingbird should not be a part of a school's curriculum in today's world. Why should How to kill a MockingBird not be a part of the school's curriculum? First off because the book is outdated and it does not represent our society today.

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He does his best to teach Jem and Scout how to handle it and be strong. " Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started, there is no reason for us not to try to win." (Lee 87). Going into this case, Atticus knows that he is going to lose. He knows that all odds are against him and that there is very little chance of winning, but he knows that he has to try.

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In our world today, many classic books such as To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, and even the book Fahrenheit 451 have been banned due to their “offensive nature” or ideas that the government wished to censor. This is very similar to what Beatty explains to Montag about minority groups getting easily offended by some content in books. He says, ”‘Colored people don’t like Little Black Sambo. Burn it. White people don’t feel good about Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

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Some people think that to kill a mocking bird should/should not be taught in classrooms , Many schools teach To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee as part of their curriculum; however, some people think that this book is inappropriate for use in schools to teach this novel , it is important because It helps students understand how life was in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird; the book (should not/should) be taught in schools because bad language, you can learn from it, and it teaches not to hate people for what others did. first off, some people think to kill a mockingbird is not a good story to be taught, because of the bad language for example, in a recently published article( by Brian M). , he says “I turn the channel on TV at home when language gets harsh and my five-year-old daughter is sitting next to me”, However, he changes the channel because he wants his child to grow up with virtues he wants her not to be exposed to that kind of stuff Therefore, he doesn’t want his child to grow up with bad language and bad influences but tkam can be looked as a good influence when you can see the mistakes people made that is why to kill a mockingbird should be taught in classrooms.

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Ever wonder about real life lessons and what comes with having them, well the essay you 're about to read will teach you about them. First of all many lessons from older times have been taught today in school, some may not have been. To kill a mockingbird is a great lesson that teachers shouldn 't teach today for example the book has old fashioned and very sophisticated writing like on pg(31) “Jems free dispensation of my pledge..”, what high schooler in 10th grade is going to know what that word even means. If teachers are going to teach a lesson to their students then the kids should actually be able to understand the writing. Another example why to kill a mockingbird shouldn 't be taught in schools today is because kids would read this book and most likely not even be able to relate to the book, the whole racism thing we wouldn 't understand mainly because in our times everyone is treated the same, color doesn 't matter.

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Many books have been placed on the banned book list, they have been placed on the list because concerned people fear that certain books have and leave an effect on the reader. America’s classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, has been placed on the banned book list ever since it was first published. To Kill A Mockingbird should absolutely remain on the banned book list because it shows racism throughout the entire book and teaches the reader that being prejudice is alright. As you read the novel To Kill A Mockingbird you notice that it is very racist. Throughout the novel you notice that it repeatedly uses the “n” word.

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