Why Not to Ban Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird - 990.
An Essay About My Fellow Martinsburgians, Harper Kill A Mockingbird, And Rap On Pop. Midterm essay My fellow Martinsburgians, I have with great sadness learned that we have decided to ban great novels such as, “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Hop on pop”.News that a Mississippi school district has banned To Kill a Mockingbird was both amusing and concerning. Amusing, because school districts have been banning the novel that takes on racial prejudice ever since it was published in 1960. Concerning, because the need for young people to read this book is just as compelling as it was nearly 60.Lee’s book is itself a mockingbird, one that we would be wrong to kill. When we allow such a book to be banned, we allow the destruction of something inherently good, and worse, we allow the destruction of our own freedom. Therefore, we should hold on to our freedom; we should hold on to our books.
Lee’s book has been banned in several cities and counties all across the continent. To Kill A Mockingbird has many complaints and reasons as to why some think it should be banned. The main three objections are to the foul language used, the theme of rape, and the use of racial slurs (Bloom 3). The book also describes rebelliousness to.To Kill a Mockingbird has widely been criticized for the themes and language used in the book, but many believe it should still be read. Some want to ban To Kill a Mockingbird because of the racism, but the book actually denounces racism and prejudice.
Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird should not be banned because it contains great value by promoting equality and showing that what society thinks is not always best. To Kill A Mockingbird promotes racial equality in many different ways. To start, Atticus Finch is a white lawyer defending a wrongfully accused black man, Tom Robinson. Although.
