To Kill a Mockingbird is considered one of the best American novels of the 20th century, however, the book is banned in many classrooms and even some libraries. Reading the story is important, especially for eighth graders, seeing as it can education them on former life in America, it displays discriminatory practices during the time period, and the book shows the consequences and the effects of derogatory and offensive subjects.
To Kill a Mockingbird is important for students in eighth grade to read because it is an accurate depiction of some Southern American life during the mid-early 1900s. It is important for students to know the history of their country, even the bad or unpleasant parts, especially if it had a lasting impact. Scout mentions multiple times in the book about particular aspects of their daily lives, such as how most everyone was poor, like Mr. Cunningham, and how rough of a life a lot of people had. Scout even states in the beginning of the book, “There is no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County. (Lee 6)” This …show more content…
The decision of Tom Robinson’s case demonstrates how unfair the system was and how it could still be sometimes. Even before the event of the trial, everyone, including Atticus, believed that Tom Robinson was never going to be acquitted, even if there was not any doubt that he was innocent. Scout said, “Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed. (Lee 323)” What she meant by this is that Tom was certain to be considered guilty ever since Mayella accused him. Showing readers how unfairness and treating others wrong can affect people can cause the reader to understand exactly how bad some consequences can be considering Tom Robinson was
To Kill a Mockingbird is important for students in eighth grade to read because it is an accurate depiction of some Southern American life during the mid-early 1900s. It is important for students to know the history of their country, even the bad or unpleasant parts, especially if it had a lasting impact. Scout mentions multiple times in the book about particular aspects of their daily lives, such as how most everyone was poor, like Mr. Cunningham, and how rough of a life a lot of people had. Scout even states in the beginning of the book, “There is no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County. (Lee 6)” This …show more content…
The decision of Tom Robinson’s case demonstrates how unfair the system was and how it could still be sometimes. Even before the event of the trial, everyone, including Atticus, believed that Tom Robinson was never going to be acquitted, even if there was not any doubt that he was innocent. Scout said, “Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed. (Lee 323)” What she meant by this is that Tom was certain to be considered guilty ever since Mayella accused him. Showing readers how unfairness and treating others wrong can affect people can cause the reader to understand exactly how bad some consequences can be considering Tom Robinson was