To Kill A Mockingbird Should Be Banned

For as long as I have been in middle school, my friends and family have wanted me to read the book To Kill A Mockingbird. In sixth grade, I had no interest whatsoever in reading a book I thought was going to be about Indians. However, in seventh grade, my interest was piqued by a high school friend who had read the book. Once Mrs. Tobias, our language arts teacher, handed out the book and explained they were banned, I knew I had to read one. To Kill A Mockingbird ended up being so much more than any other book I have read. Not only did it touch on courage, racism, rape, law, coming-of-age, and “girl power,” but it explained things so that readers could understand. Frankly, I don’t understand why schools and teachers would want to ban or challenge this book; students can learn so much by reading it. Seventy-four percent of Americans have at least heard profanity, which is “blasphemous or obscene language.” Sixty-four percent of Americans have admitted to dropping the f-bomb at least eight times a day, or a few times a year. Books with curse words and profanity in them are often challenged and said to

Whether it be avoiding a group of African Americans on the street, or not going into a nail salon because the workers there speak Chinese or Japanese. Back in the 1930’s, racism was very prominent. It was quite literally everywhere. People these days are still not treated equally, and I feel as if the book makes it clear that racism is wrong. Regardless of what color your skin is, either you’re guilty or you are not. I feel like maybe the reason people are trying to ban this book because they don’t want their children learning about what happened in the early days of our country. But in order to prevent history repeating itself, our kids need to learn about these type of things. By denying them the knowledge, we open up our walls for this disaster to happen