J.K Rowling says, “I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.” Novels carry a lot of knowledge, which students can benefit from. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee is not taught by many teachers due to its controversial topics. Why should the education board deprive teenagers of such a versatile learning tool? To Kill a Mockingbird, is written perfectly for a teenager, takes place in a very significant historical era, and teaches many crucial lessons. Hence, teachers should not doubt teaching To Kill a Mockingbird to high school students, as the novel provides essential knowledge for the success of students.
Firstly, the novel’s writing style is excellent for teenagers. The narrator of the …show more content…
To start off with, the novel teaches teenagers how racism has changed throughout the years. Atticus disapproved of the court systems in the 30’s, and he tells Scout, “’ [i]n our courts, when it 's a white man 's word against a black man 's, the white man always wins. They 're ugly, but those are the facts of life’” (295). There have been a lot of changes to the law, and the court system since the 1930’s. The main and most important change being that racism and discrimination should not affect a trial case. When teenagers read a story from the past, they learn that not everything is set in stone. Racism, is not so explicit anymore, it does occur, but very implicitly because it is looked down at, in our society. Learning about the past helps to shape the future, and make sure people do not make the same mistakes again. In addition, readers learn about the effects of the great depression. Scout describes the great depression as, “[t]here was 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” (6). The great depression started around 1929, and lasted for about ten years. The great depression was a very significant economic issue in the past. It caused millions of people to lose their jobs, and money. About two units in a history class are dedicated to …show more content…
It is a very uneducated idea to not teach this novel, as it is written perfectly for a teen, teaches them information about a very important historical era, and incorporates many significant lessons that teenagers can benefit from. Many people argue saying, the topics in this novel are too mature for teens, but teens deal with these topics in their daily lives, and they have become accustomed to them. Nothing in this novel is a shock to teenagers, and they should take advantage of this amazing
Firstly, the novel’s writing style is excellent for teenagers. The narrator of the …show more content…
To start off with, the novel teaches teenagers how racism has changed throughout the years. Atticus disapproved of the court systems in the 30’s, and he tells Scout, “’ [i]n our courts, when it 's a white man 's word against a black man 's, the white man always wins. They 're ugly, but those are the facts of life’” (295). There have been a lot of changes to the law, and the court system since the 1930’s. The main and most important change being that racism and discrimination should not affect a trial case. When teenagers read a story from the past, they learn that not everything is set in stone. Racism, is not so explicit anymore, it does occur, but very implicitly because it is looked down at, in our society. Learning about the past helps to shape the future, and make sure people do not make the same mistakes again. In addition, readers learn about the effects of the great depression. Scout describes the great depression as, “[t]here was 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” (6). The great depression started around 1929, and lasted for about ten years. The great depression was a very significant economic issue in the past. It caused millions of people to lose their jobs, and money. About two units in a history class are dedicated to …show more content…
It is a very uneducated idea to not teach this novel, as it is written perfectly for a teen, teaches them information about a very important historical era, and incorporates many significant lessons that teenagers can benefit from. Many people argue saying, the topics in this novel are too mature for teens, but teens deal with these topics in their daily lives, and they have become accustomed to them. Nothing in this novel is a shock to teenagers, and they should take advantage of this amazing