Pros And Cons Of To Kill A Mockingbird

“To Kill a Mockingbird” is a classic novel that won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize. Even though this novel won the Pulitzer Prize, it is banned in many different parts of the United States due to its racial content, profanity, destruction of innocence, and references to rape. Vulgar language is used several times throughout the novel, which is the reason why many people that this book should not be placed in classrooms or school libraries. Another reason why some parents and adults believe this book should be banned is because the second half of the book is dedicated to the trial of Tom Robinson’s rape case. The case and trial is found to be inappropriate and is used against schools to ban the book. The advantages and disadvantages of banning this …show more content…
At some point, both blacks and southern parents believed “To Kill a Mockingbird” should have been censored. In the mid-sixties southern parents began to discover that the book had a firm place in the senior high American literature studies but they did not approve of having the book in the presence of their children (“In Defense”). African Americans began to censor the book when Reverend Carl Hadley, a New York man, threatened to create a private Christian school because public school libraries contained such “filthy, trashy sex novels” (Doyle). Many African Americans believed that the book “does psychological damage to the positive integration process and represents institutionalized racism” (“In Defense”). The censorship is too restrictive because in society people will read and watch what they want. Usually children read books that reflect on their lives and some parents do not realize that because they’re so caught up in trying to keep their children away from these types of books. Some of these books help children prepare for real life …show more content…
How do books influence young adolescents and their actions? Well the truth is, not all books are beneficial to society, some of them have a huge influence on young adolescents but others do not. “To Kill a Mockingbird” has influenced many people, not just adolescents. It has impacted society due to how strong the context is and what the true meaning of the book has. Some people read this book and don’t get the true meaning of the context. In the title, “mockingbirds” stands for the good, innocent people who are destroyed by evil because mockingbirds do not harm people. A good example of this could be the character of Boo. In chapter 10, the book shows us that he doesn’t harm anyone even after having a hard childhood with his abusive father. Instead, he leaves Jem and Scout presents, covers Scout with a blanket during the fire, and eventually saves the children from Bob Ewell (Lee). There is a moral to each story and the moral to this story is very significant to life. The moral to this story, helps one realize that it is important to appreciate the good qualities and understand the bad qualities of a person. In the book, Atticus tries to help his children, Jem and Scout to understand this so that they know it is possible to live with conscience without losing courage or becoming pessimistic (Doyle). Parents believe that this book can be dangerous because they think that their child will either repeat the

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