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Should To Kill A Mockingbird Be Taught In Schools

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Should teens read a book that contains slurs? In many schools around the world, the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee has been used to teach students about our past and other very important details about racism. However, some of the schools disagree and banned the book due to racial slurs, rape, and racism. In this essay, I will be talking about why schools should keep teaching teens the book To Kill A Mockingbird.

To Kill A Mockingbird should be taught to teens because it shows the coming of age of two children and the book is seen through the eyes of a little girl. In chapter 4 we can start seeing the change in scout, “Rather than risk a tangle with calpurnia, I did as Jem told me. For some reason, my first year of school had wrought a great change in our relationship.”(pg.38). This quote shows how scout has matured and dosen’t start fights or problems with others. Scout’s relationship with her brother is also changing. Chapter 12 shows Jem’s coming of age moment at church, “Jem said, ‘Lets go home, Cal, they dont want us here-’ I agreed; they did not want us here” (pg.136). In this quote you can see how both Jem and Scout realize that they aren't always going to be welcomed everywhere. Jem and Scout maturing throughout the book is an example for …show more content…

In chapter 23 it says, “This was not good enough for Jem. ‘No sir, they oughta do away with juries. He wasn’t guilty in the first place and they said he was.” (pg.251). This quote shows how even thought they all knew Tom was innocent they still pled him guilty just because he was of color.”In our courts, when its a white man’s word against the black man’s the white man always wins” (pg.251-252). In this quote it also shows that even if the black man is innocent he will always be guilty due to the fact that he is of color. The trial with Tom is an accurate example of hoew people of color were treated back

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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.

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In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper lee Jem and Scout mature through the book. This is caused by all of the perspective changing moments and experiences, one experience that made Jem mature was the Tom Robinson court case. One experience that made Scout mature was when ¨boo¨ saved her and Jem from being killed by Bob ewell. Both of these experiences influenced their understanding between right and wrong.

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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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He was extremely optimistic that Tom would be set free immediately. However, Reverend Sykes provided a more realistic opinion on the matter, “Now don’t you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man” (Lee 238)... In this time where racial inequity ran high, a black person winning over a white simply would not happen. Colored people at this time did not have hope of a fair trial in any court, and when Tom was convicted his last shard of hope

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