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Should To Kill a Mockingbird be taught in schools? In my opinion, I agree that To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee should be taught in schools. It should be taught for a variety of reasons, some in which the article we read covered and some it did not. I think it should be taught in schools because it tells us real life examples of what our history used to be like and the book could also teach all of us a lesson in life. Some points in the article we read that I will be talking about is what the book is about, how it is important for American history, and finally why I disagree with the statement of only adults should be able to read this. My first thing I am going to talk about from the article is how the book is about discrimination, …show more content…
racism, cruelty, and growing up. These are all topics that teenagers can connect with. Everybody has gone through a rough patch in their life and in this book there are different ways rough patches are displayed. Probably the biggest rough patch was during the court case and after the court case for the Finch family. Atticus knew that the case was going to be hard but he went through with it and probably should have won it. Afterwards Bob Ewell told Atticus that he would get him back, which he tried to by hurting Scout and Jem. Throughout the book discrimination, racism, and cruelty were displayed between the people of Maycomb towards the Finch family and the African Americans. The Finches had nothing against black people in this book but because of the day and age everybody else who was white had a problem with blacks. In the case of Tom Robinson everybody thought he was the one who did it just because he was black and trying to rape a white girl when actually, it did not happen like that at all. The second part I will talk about is from the article in which it states that this book is an important part of American history. I completely agree with this statement because this used to be how people used to live with such cruelty and now it has changed and we never want it to go back to what happened before. In the book it does use some explicit language, but that is also how people used to talk to other people. I do see how some people could be offended by these parts in the book, but this also happened in real life and that is something that people can not forget. Some examples from the book would be calling Atticus and the Finch kids harsh names because they like black people. Another case would be calling Tom Robinson names because he is a black man. Now I am going to explain why I disagree with a point made in the article on how this book is meant for adults and not for teenagers.
In my opinion anybody could read this book if they wanted to. This is a great informative book on what our society used to be like. Sure, there are some parts that are not appropriate for little children but eventually everybody will need to learn about what our history used to be like. There are a lot of racist words and explicit words that some parents probably would not want their kids reading, but to be honest, they will find them out eventually. This book gives great examples of how people used to be treated back then and also some great examples on how others should treat somebody. I am going to stay with my thought that this book should be taught in every school even though there is some bad language in it. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” This quote is from Atticus. I chose this one because it represents how some people look at different people and how they can treat a person with complete respect or treat them like complete dirt. (30). In conclusion, there are multiple different reasons why this book should be taught in schools. We did not cover all them, in fact this paper could be turned into a book on all the reasons why everybody should read this book in schools. Many people disagree with my opinion, but it is a great example of our history and a great example of how people should treat others with
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You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. You know Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen. But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all? Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was misperceived at first. All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names, but after he led Santa’s sleigh, they loved him. Misperceptions like this happen all throughout Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. As you read the novel you see original judgments made about characters transform into new conceptions and new understandings. Some characters twist your views of them on purpose, others do it involuntarily. To Kill a Mockingbird shows this happening over and over again. All you have to do is look for it.
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee is a heartbreaking, timeless novel that examines stereotyping and its consequences. The novel shadows Atticus Finch, a small-town lawyer, as he defends a black man, Tom Robinson, who is accused of raping a white woman in racist Maycomb, Alabama. Frequently, To Kill a Mockingbird has been banned for use in many schools because of the racial content in it. In the novel, racial tension and slurs are used frequently. Although the novel does contain these things, To Kill a Mockingbird should definitely be taught in schools because it represents accurately what it was like before blacks received their civil right, it teaches valuable life lessons, and it shows how novels like To Kill a Mockingbird helped the civil rights movement.
To kill a mockingbird is a very memorable book people who read the book years ago still remember it today. Some people think the book shouldn't be taught in school, however, the evidence shows the book should be taught in schools. Howbeit harper lee’s to kill a mockingbird should be taught in schools because it teaches racism from a kids perspective and how kids deal with the world's problems.
There are many differences between the book; To Kill a Mockingbird and the movie. Some differences are easy to spot and some aren’t. Many things that are in the book aren’t in the movie. Many of these things you don’t need, but are crucial to the plot of the book. Movies and books have differences and similarities, but many things in books MUST be included in the movie.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper lee in 1960. The novel tells the story of Atticus Finch, a white lawyer, and Tom Robinson, a black servant, accused of raping a white female. Finch defends Robinson in court arguing lack of evidence as his main point. However, the judge and jury still believe the woman’s testimony and orders Robinson to be killed. The novel has been praised for its outstanding literature since its publication. However, it remains a banned book by the American Library Association for its use of racial slurs and profanity. Due to it being banned, many high schools have reconsidered the notion of teaching it to their students. Two prominent authors wrote articles pertaining to this piece of literature: Angela Shaw-Thornburg wrote an article on her re-reading of the novel and her opinions on it; while Malcom Gladwell wrote an article comparing Atticus Finch to a state governor liberalist, James Folsom, and the restraints of liberalism in the south. In addition, Rebecca Best contributes her thought on how the novel should be taught by introducing the idea of “the other.” Regardless of the modern day political arguments surrounding this piece of literature, this novel contains a large insight into the time period of the 1960s which is an influential topic that should be taught to young high school students.
Although this book uses offensive words, it is such an important part of this time period. Some adults may not want their kids reading these stories in school because they can repeat the words and use them offensively. People could also feel that this book isn’t appropriate because it was written so long ago and uses old-fashioned phrases that don't teach students proper English. People will always have their own opinions.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel about all different kinds of stereotypes. It takes place during the 30’s in the depression. It uses a young girl’s perspective to show how these stereotypes were so abundant, and how terrible they were. The novel has many themes about racism and sexism, which the author portrays in creative ways. I believe that To Kill a Mockingbird is very much still relevant today.
I personally believe that the story, To Kill a Mockingbird should not be banned in schools, and the story should be allowed in students’ curriculum. The first reason to why I believe this to be true would be the fact that it allows students the opportunity to learn about human mistakes and how to be better people in the future. A second reason would be that students are able to learn important parts of our history within the book. It also teaches students important morals that may be hard to teach without the context of a book such as this one.
...e preceding reasons, all college students should read the book. The book will captivate the educated mind, and most importantly, will cause that mind to think and to question why things happen as they do.
Has evil always been around, or did man create it? One could trace evil all the way back to Adam and Eve; however, evil came to them, but it was not in them. When did evil become part of a person? No one knows, but evil has been around for a long time and unfortunately is discovered by everyone. In many great classics in literature evil is at the heart or the theme of the novel, including Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. This classic book demonstrates the growing up of two children in the South and illustrates the theme of evil by showing how they discover, how they deal, and how they reconcile themselves to the evils they experience.
To Kill a Mockingbird is based during a time period of challenges being faced in education. The children, Jem and Scout, attend school and tell the stories from their point of view, describing how teachers treat children and how education is controlled. Public education should focus on the quality of education instead of regulations and rules within the schools.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee has been challenged/banned countless times since it’s original publication in 1960. The reasoning people could have behind banning it is that they feel that the racism, language and subject matter in the book is offensive, inappropriate, immoral and that it encourages and condones such things. To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Maycomb, a small town in Alabama, during the depression from 1935-1937, and is told from the perspective of a little girl named Scout. In the book Scout’s father Atticus teaches her and her brother Jem many valuable lessons. The things Atticus teaches Scout and Jem are things we all need to know. To Kill a Mockingbird is an inspirational book that teaches valuable moral values, and should not be banned.
It is a book that my child may never be able to read. It seems that the only logical reasoning to aid in what offends people is to completely eliminate the book from the library. A better approach is to understand that this book may help them examine other beliefs, attitudes, values, and traditions and to accept, tolerate, or even reject these ideas without prejudices against people who hold particular views. In the democracy In which we live, where regularly all ideas are debatable. A wide range on all points of view should be available to the public.
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”- Atticus Finch
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