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The Banning of Books in School: To Kill a Mockingbird on Trial

Amanda Licon

Business Administration, Post University

ENG130H_H30_Literature&CompositionHonors_2020_21TERM4

Professor Maria Mahon

February 21, 2020, 11:59 pm Sunday

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Although Harper Lee's novel to kill a mockingbird is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, it is

still controversial. Whether or not we should ban it from schools is of great relevance in a time

when racial intolerance is an apparent conflict in our society; therefore, it is more important than

ever to allow students the opportunity to read such a novel. Banning to Kill a Mockingbird from

our middle and high schools would be a great injustice to those students and an opportunity for

them to understand how our country once stood on racial controversies. There is also the literary

genius behind the book. The irresponsible banning effects on the students would be an injustice.

Prohibiting this novel, we hinder the much needed understanding of the racial conflicts in the

South. Students need education on how whites treated blacks in America and punished their

diversity, how that diversity has changed or not changed between those racial classes today.

An opportunity to understand the country's stand on racial controversies is in the past

easily depicted through the trial of Tom Robinson. (Mulligan, 1962). During Tom Robinson's

trial, Atticus defended his client with his full capabilities. Atticus became subject to ridicule and

verbal badgering by those in his community by defending a black man. From the trial, we can

see how even when Atticus presented evidence proving innocence, the jury still chose to find a

guilty verdict because of Tom's skin color. The book is a fictional literary piece; however, the

novel addresses racial intolerance, a valuable lesson that America's youth must be aware of to

prevent those intolerances in the future. Middle and high schoolers need the opportunity and

materials to understand how the country felt about Black Americans in the past to compare them

to the views of the present. (Mulligan, 1962) By banning the novel; To Kill a Mockingbird, we

are depriving students the opportunity to see the past, the mistakes made, and why prevent them

in the future.

Michael J. Meyer's book states it beautifully "Harper Lee deserves more credit for

skillfully shaping a masterpiece that not only addresses the problems of the 1930s but also helps

its readers see the problems and prejudices the world faces today. Intended for high school and

undergraduate usage, as well as for teachers planning to use To Kill a Mockingbird in their

classrooms, this collection will be a valuable resource for all teachers of American literature."

(Meyer, M.J. 2010). Throughout the book, many literary geniuses tell the entire book in a first-

person perspective. Going in that direction helps give the story depth and meaning. The way

Harper had two important themes going on in one novel was revolutionary. Students need to

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The Banning of Books in School: To Kill a Mockingbird on Trial Amanda Licon Business Administration, Post University ENG130H_H30_Literature&CompositionHonors_2020_21TERM4 Professor Maria Mahon February 21, 2020, 11:59 pm Sunday Although Harper Lee's novel to kill a mockingbird is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, it is still controversial. Whether or not we should ban it from schools is of great relevance in a time when racial intolerance is an apparent conflict in our society; therefore, it is more important than ever to allow students the opportunity to read such a novel. Banning to Kill a Mockingbird from our middle and high schools would be a great injustice to those students and an opportunity for them to understand how our country once stood on racial controversies. There is also the literary genius behind the book. The irresponsible banning effects on the students would be an injustice. Prohibiting this novel, we hinder the much needed understanding of the racial conflicts in the South. Students need education on how whites treated blacks in America and punished their diversity, how that diversity has changed or not changed between those racial classes today. An opportunity ...
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