To Kill A Mockingbird
As a timeless classic, the people expect certain requirements as a basic level of satisfaction. This level of satisfaction is only met when the novel exceeds these requirements, to name a few, having realistic characters, and providing the reader with different interpretations. The only reason why a timeless classic gets that title, is by having relatable characters to the reader’s life. If the reader cannot relate to the characters in daily life, the book is not a timeless classic, because books are supposed to provide a real life scenario. It should also have ambiguity, as without that, the reader is getting all the information from the text, and the reader is not thinking. Only if the reader thinks, he or she can relate to the novel. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird should not be considered a timeless classic because it has many instances of unrelatable characters, and gives the reader no room …show more content…
If schools continue to use this book in the curriculum, then the students are not going to have to think. As mentioned, the novel provides the reader with all interpretations, and all the reader has to do is to read the text. When students read this book, they are not interpreting, because there is almost no ambiguity in the text, and thus students cannot express their own viewpoints of the text. Thus, the students would not have to do much, pertaining to projects relating to the novel, which automatically reduces the amount of work the student has to do. After reading the book and doing the project, the student would not gain much knowledge because there is no ambiguity, and there are also unrelatable characters in the novel. In conclusion, To Kill A Mockingbird should not be considered a timeless classic, because of the reasons
As a timeless classic, the people expect certain requirements as a basic level of satisfaction. This level of satisfaction is only met when the novel exceeds these requirements, to name a few, having realistic characters, and providing the reader with different interpretations. The only reason why a timeless classic gets that title, is by having relatable characters to the reader’s life. If the reader cannot relate to the characters in daily life, the book is not a timeless classic, because books are supposed to provide a real life scenario. It should also have ambiguity, as without that, the reader is getting all the information from the text, and the reader is not thinking. Only if the reader thinks, he or she can relate to the novel. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird should not be considered a timeless classic because it has many instances of unrelatable characters, and gives the reader no room …show more content…
If schools continue to use this book in the curriculum, then the students are not going to have to think. As mentioned, the novel provides the reader with all interpretations, and all the reader has to do is to read the text. When students read this book, they are not interpreting, because there is almost no ambiguity in the text, and thus students cannot express their own viewpoints of the text. Thus, the students would not have to do much, pertaining to projects relating to the novel, which automatically reduces the amount of work the student has to do. After reading the book and doing the project, the student would not gain much knowledge because there is no ambiguity, and there are also unrelatable characters in the novel. In conclusion, To Kill A Mockingbird should not be considered a timeless classic, because of the reasons