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To Kill A Mockingbird Impact On Society

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As of today, over 40 million copies have been sold and this novel has been translated into 40 languages. To Kill a Mockingbird is an impactful novel read by students all across America. It is a classic that continues to be passed down. I believe that To Kill a Mockingbird is the most important novel on the eighth grade reading list because of its impact on American culture, extraordinary characters, and lastly its important life lessons that it teaches. The novel has already changed the lives of many. Why stop using it now? The primary reason to keep To Kill a Mockingbird on the eighth-grade English book list is its impact on American culture. To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960. At the time, the novel was one of a kind, addressing …show more content…

To start, Atticus Finch is the constant moral compass throughout the entire novel. He stands up for what is right, even against all adversity. By defending Tom Robinson, he knew that even his own small town would be against him. On page 100, Atticus tells Scout, “The main one is, if I didn't, I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent this county in legislature, I couldn't even tell you and Jem not to do something again”. He knows that not defending Tom Robinson because he is African American is wrong, and by not defending him and continuing to command other people in the ways they should live would be no doubt a sin. Next Mr. Finch, daughter of Scout. Scout is a hilarious character with her witty replies. She will defend her father no matter what, and even as a child she can see the injustice of the trial even thou some adults could not. Finally, Mrs. Dubose, she is not the main character, and at the beginning she is the mean old lady across the street. After she insults Mr. Finch, and Jim cuts her flowers, Jim is forced to read to her each day. For Jim, this was an awful punishment and it felt like she was not even listening. But she died a while later. Mr. Finch explained to his children that she was addicted to morphine, and in reading the book, Jim helped her take her mind off morphine. She wanted to die attached to nothing, and she preserved and accomplished

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By defending Tom Robinson in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus demonstrates that morality overlooks social prejudices. Atticus defends Tom Robinson in spite of the criticism and opposition he and his children encounter from society. His awareness that a person's color should not determine their behavior shows that he sees African Americans as having the same values as white people. It may seem like Atticus is only defending Tom Robinson because of his sense of duty, but he is also doing it because he exhibits morality by overlooking prejudices and understands how all people deserve justice, no matter what race they are.

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a “timeless classic of growing up and the human dignity that unites the human race together.” The federal education standard’s reading list often recommend that To Kill a Mockingbird be taught to eighth graders not tenth. It should be taught to tenth graders rather than eighth graders for three reasons: there is a superfluous amount of profanity used in the book, the maturity level of tenth graders is higher than eighth graders; and the education on history is more advanced than what eighth graders have learned. These three reason’s are why To Kill a Mockingbird should not be read by and taught about to eighth graders.

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