To Kill A Mockingbird Should Be Taught In Schools

There has been much controversy over whether or not the novel To Kill a Mockingbird should be banned or not. This novel teaches students about the racism and prejudice of the 1930’s resulting in why the world is the way it is, as well as many important life lessons, therefore it should be continued to be taught in schools. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird should not be banned because it teaches about life in the past and why the world is the way it is now, proving that this novel has the ability to effectively educate kids about the past and potential impact of human behaviour.

Currently in many schools across the country students are reading To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. Most teachers believe they are anti racism while also reading a classic. This is not necessarily true. The book has many racial undertones that most don’t bring up. This can lead to students blindly reading and acting like the book is the gospel. It’s trying to teach kids how to be anti racist and when authority figures tell you how to act you usually listen. This book tells you this is the right way to be a ally and you will be praised by all of the poor people who need your help. Because of this To Kill a Mockingbird

One example in the book of Atticus being the “mockingbird” was when he agreed to read with Scout at night after she was not allowed to know how to in school, as she was a few years ahead of the learning curve and of grief to her teacher Miss Caroline. Upon making this agreement, Atticus told Scout that she must not let news about slip through to her teacher, which is portrayed in the following quote: “I never went to school… but I have a feeling that if you tell Miss Caroline we read every night she’ll get after me, and I wouldn’t want her after me.” (42) Atticus knows that he is actually only doing good by reading with Scout, but he also bears to keep in mind that Miss Caroline is extremely ignorant in a time and place where many people were. Therefore, Scout talking about being more literate than any of the other students would not be taken lightly, and her learning would be prevented even more by her teacher. Atticus was just playing his part by being

    In chapter 31 Scout is realizing that the rumor about Boo and how everybody described him wasn’t as she imagined. The novel states “When they finally saw him, why he hadn’t done any of those things...Atticus he was real nice...His hands were underneath my chin, pulling up the cover, tucking it around me. Most people are Scout, when you finally see them” (Lee 323). In other words people shouldn’t believe what other people say about a person until you have met them.  After Scout put aside those things, she finally saw and got to know him for who he really was, she considered him as a heart kinded man. This is important because  if you do believe what people say you might miss out on the opportunity to make a new friend or role model because you don’t understand that person. In addition,  in chapter 3 Scout’s father is explaining how to along with others better by  considering their point of view.  The text states “First of all,” he said if you learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into their skin and walk around in it”(Lee 39). In other words, it isn’t until you truly put yourself in someone else’s position that you will be able to understand what that person has been going though. This illustrates the importance of considering others perspectives and a willingness to be open minded about their

He believes that all people deserve respect. For example he states, “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.” This shows that Atticus cares about other peoples opinions, not just his. For instance, there is a cantankerous women near Scout’s home named Ms.Dubose. Atticus ignores her pejorative comments and acts very kindly to her.

Therefore Racial inequality has existed since the civil war and still exists in the twentieth century. Another reason books like To Kill a Mockingbird should be read by every student is to see how cruel and far they would go to make people feel ashamed by supporting a different race. In conclusion, To Kill a Mockingbird should not be banned in public schools because this book is trying to teach people nowadays a lesson about the lifestyle during the the Great Depression in Alabama, And to tell people about the history of this era she lived through.

This quote goes to show, “ Atticus sets a good example to Scout by being honest with her, not taking shame in defending a negro, and correcting her language. Both of the above quotes illustrate, Atticus’ good morals and how he tries to pass them on to children. As you know, setting a good example is key to good

1) A running theme through this story is that it's not okay to kill a mockingbird because they never did anything bad to others. They're no pests in anyway. This first quote really aims toward that theme of the novel. Atticus asks scout if she understands why they are going to tell everyone that Bob Ewell fell on his knife. the real reason why is because they don't want the whole neighborhood to be all up in Boo Radley's door step all mad.

After Scout's bad first day of school she decides that she will not go to school anymore because she doesn't like her teacher. After she gets home he talks to her for a while and then tells her "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." He says that the teacher can't learn all of their ways on the first day, but what he is really saying is that you need to see the other person's point of view if you really want to understand them. Atticus always uses this policy and this makes him a great hero. One time at Christmas when the whole family is gathered together at Finch's Landing, like they do every year, Scout gets into a fight with her cousin Francis because he calls her dad a "nigger-lover". She beats Francis up and her uncle Jack spanks her and she tells him, "When Jem an' I fuss Atticus doesn't ever just listen to Jem's side of it, he hears mine too." This makes Atticus a hero because when he sees Jem and Scout fighting he doesn't just draw unfair conclusions, he listens to both sides of the story and sees things from both points of

In our society, children have gone from watching dragons being beheaded in Sleeping Beauty, to watching mermaids gathering ingredients for cookies in the popular show Bubble Guppies. Children now are being sheltered from the real world. This is why many people now do not agree that To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee should be taught in school, due to it’s explicit content. This moving story tells a tomboyish young girl named Scout growing up in the 1930’s. This novel needs to still be taught in schools as a valuable life lesson.

He not only applies it to himself but with his kids. His daughter Scout is a young girl who started her first-grade year. Scout comes to be violent with her peers at school when she beats up Walter Cunningham for being the reason she got in trouble. Atticus gives her a talk about the importance of getting along with people. In Chapter 3, he tells Scout, “ 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(33).”

Thinking about a situation from some else point a view, may make it easier to understand where they’re coming from and may accept their actions. A lot of people judge someone by how the person’s is dress or they rumors they heard about that person, but if they can walk in their shoes they can understand them which is what Atticus in To Kill A Mockingbird did. A character in To Kill a Mockingbird named Atticus was the only character that looks past someone’s skin colored or rumors but looks at their point a view and be able to help them at a difficult time and that’s why Atticus is important to the story. Throughout the story Atticus has being showing character traits such as being brave, understanding and kindhearted.

Many aspects of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, can be seen as inappropriate for high school students, and controversial in general. The racial slurs and foul language used, are some of the disputed aspects that might contribute to making To Kill a Mockingbird a banned book. Due to the questionable words and topics in To Kill a Mockingbird, this novel should not be taught in public schools.

Books have always been taught to students for many reasons. The main reason is that it is part of the teaching curriculum. Although students feel like they should not read books that are given to them, some are more important than they think. One book for example, is the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. This book has taught students many things that has happened back in the 1930’s and some still happen in the present day.

While Harper Lee included several memorable characters throughout her novel, Atticus prominently stands out as its focal point. Although Scout narrates the story, she learns valuable lessons and ideal characteristics about life primarily from Atticus. Without him, Scout would not have matured or grown as well as she did. Even from the very first chapters, Atticus already teaches Scout a valuable lesson about his fundamental principles. After she acts negatively towards a poorer student due to his unfamiliar habits, Atticus points out that “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” (Lee, 39). By stating this, he instills a foundational standard of morality that Scout would