When I heard the gossip around To Kill a Mockingbird throughout my grade, I started to dread starting the book. By the end, my opinion had completely turned around. The nation is involved in a debate on whether or not to include To Kill a Mockingbird in school curriculum. Because To Kill A Mockingbird centers around many of the racial challenges that impact our society, the book offers an opportunity for students to engage these difficult conversations but in the safety of the school.
Most of the novel is centered around the unjust and racist trial of a black man named Tom Robinson that is wrongly accused of rape. This in-text example can provide readers a fictional, but realistic trial of a black man during the late 19th to mid 20th century. …show more content…
The n-word is used many times in this novel, and understandably so, there are some people that feel very uncomfortable around this word, most of these people being African American. I think that this is a necessary feeling, although it may seem cruel, to stick with the theme of remembrance. If the human race goes easy on the language used during real situations rather than using words such as the n-word, it is almost like taking a piece out of history. In the article(insert source), The author, an African American man, talks about why this language should be kept in schools for the same reason as me. There is no way to take history easy and leave out some of the worst parts. Especially with racism, I don’t think that there should be anything left out. Once again, some may ask “For all of those African American students, couldn’t the use of this word possibly trigger an emotional response?” My response: Yes I do agree with this, and this is why I believe that students should have the right to say flat out “I don’t feel at all comfortable reading this out loud.” in which case, I would exhume them from …show more content…
Find an interesting way to finish your argument (leave the reader with something to think about). If an important event in history is washed away like it never happened such as racism, there is nothing in place to make sure it never happens again. This is why I firmly believe that just “getting rid” of To Kill a Mockingbird is a bad idea. If teachers can use the book in the right way, it can benefit for future and current generations of
Most of the novel is centered around the unjust and racist trial of a black man named Tom Robinson that is wrongly accused of rape. This in-text example can provide readers a fictional, but realistic trial of a black man during the late 19th to mid 20th century. …show more content…
The n-word is used many times in this novel, and understandably so, there are some people that feel very uncomfortable around this word, most of these people being African American. I think that this is a necessary feeling, although it may seem cruel, to stick with the theme of remembrance. If the human race goes easy on the language used during real situations rather than using words such as the n-word, it is almost like taking a piece out of history. In the article(insert source), The author, an African American man, talks about why this language should be kept in schools for the same reason as me. There is no way to take history easy and leave out some of the worst parts. Especially with racism, I don’t think that there should be anything left out. Once again, some may ask “For all of those African American students, couldn’t the use of this word possibly trigger an emotional response?” My response: Yes I do agree with this, and this is why I believe that students should have the right to say flat out “I don’t feel at all comfortable reading this out loud.” in which case, I would exhume them from …show more content…
Find an interesting way to finish your argument (leave the reader with something to think about). If an important event in history is washed away like it never happened such as racism, there is nothing in place to make sure it never happens again. This is why I firmly believe that just “getting rid” of To Kill a Mockingbird is a bad idea. If teachers can use the book in the right way, it can benefit for future and current generations of