To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, is a literary classic. Over the years the novel To Kill a Mockingbird has been challenged and removed from the school curriculum. Many people have stated that it is no longer relevant as well as does not address topics such as rape or racism in a sensitive nature. To Kill a Mockingbird is a harsh novel, for that reason this novel should not continue to be taught in high school classrooms.
The central conflict of the story is the raping of Mayella Ewell, which was later in the book proven false, subjects such as rape can be an extensive issue, especially with younger ages. In the article “Classic or Outdated: Should ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Still be Taught in School” by Abigail Monti, they state; “To Kill a Mockingbird also has the potential to inadvertently encourage boys and girls to believe that women lie about rape” (Monti) The novel encouraging that women lie about rape proves why the novel should no longer be taught in high school classrooms because this fact is simply invalid but still forces high schoolers to believe it is true, this can ruin the development of teenagers’ relationships.
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In the article “Why Are We Still Teaching ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ in Schools?” by Alice Randall, they state; “To Kill a Mockingbird is not a children’s book. It is an adult fairytale, that is often read by children in wildly different and sometimes profoundly damaging ways.” (Randall) The novel’s complications as well as uses of the n-word justify why the novel should no longer be taught in high school classrooms because children this age are too immature to handle this specific example of