Kill that Mockingbird More than once over the course of history has a book been censored, banned, and even burned whether because it spoke against a certain group, it went against religious beliefs, or it just offended some people. The great American novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is a story about a young girl and her brother who grow up witnessing racism, discrimination, and injustice in their hometown Maycomb. The book has been in the center of controversy ever since it was published
Harper Lee’s critically renowned novel To Kill a Mockingbird has made its way onto the Library of Congress list of most banned or challenged books (Banned Books Week). Although, according to Lee herself, "To Kill a Mockingbird spells out in words of seldom more than two syllables a code of honor and conduct, Christian in its ethic, that is the heritage of all Southerners” (Incredible Letter). To Kill a Mockingbird should not be banned or restricted by schools based on the un-American practices associated
Many people regard your banned novel To Kill A Mockingbird as a timeless classic due to its beautiful story and themes. Through Scout’s narration and the series of events within the story, you have produced a piece of art that teaches numerous lessons that readers can apply to their lives. While the novel may be treasured for these aspects, it contains several ideas and words that could be mentally detrimental to a younger audience, which caused it to be banned. It is mentally harmful since some
The Book “To Kill a Mockingbird” is an appropriate book to teach at the tenth grade level. The book does say the “N-word” several times throughout the story, but it isn’t meant to offend anyone and is just showing how people used to talk when the story took place. There is no reason that the book should be banned from schools because the point of the book is to teach a moral lesson and nothing else. The book would be more appropriate if it was taught at the tenth grade level because of the maturity
2014 To Kill a Mockingbird Controversy Dozens of classic novels out there such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men and many more have been challenged by the American Library Association to which has caused much controversy over the issue. During the time period in To Kill a Mockingbird, events such as the Great Depression, the Jim Crowe Laws, and racism took place. These events made life hard and caused discrimination against African Americans. Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. To Kill
be banned or be allowed for everyone to read? In the Google Scholar article “The Case Against To Kill A Mockingbird”, the book To Kill A Mockingbird is banned for it is offensive language. Not only that but the book Animal Farm by George Orwell is banned, for it is inappropriate topics such as politics. However, in the infographic “12 Infographics about Banned and Challenged Books” by Piotr Kowalczyk says that everyone has the freedom to read what they want. Also in the news article “Banned Books
schools--across the nation are banning the use of the world-renowned novel To Kill a Mockingbird due to its crude language and sensitive topics such as rape. However, schools that ban the book are missing the big idea on the importance of reading a classic book, and are even trying to hide the facts as to what cannot be ignored in our country’s past. Two reasons as to why schools should not ban popular novel, particularly To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is because reading a classic book will always be an
the most renowned books banned as of late were the Harry Potter and Twilight arrangement. The reason given for blue penciling the exceptionally well known and apparently innocuous books was that they advanced "unchristian enchantment." What is a Banned Book? A banned book is one that has been edited by a power—a legislature, a library, or an educational system. A book that has been banned is really expelled from a library or educational system. Why Are Books Banned? As the American Library
your favorite books. To Kill a Mockingbird, Gone With the Wind, and Of Mice and Men are just a few of the titles that come to mind. What do they all have in common? They are all award-winning classics, critically acclaimed, and ... frequently banned. Why would someone ban such beloved novels? Some believe that certain books may not be appropriate for certain ages. However, one person should not have the authority to restrict a book from others. Books should not be banned because people should have
For hundreds of years, people have been segregated, enslaved, and physically harmed for one simple reason, their skin color. This ignorance should have halted centuries ago. However, prejudice remains a recurring problem in the world. Starting in the year 1619, and ending in 1865, black people were enslaved, and forced to do arduous labor. Afterwards, slavery was abolished, but segregation continued and was made legal in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). This separated blacks and whites and gave a badge