To Kill A Mockingbird Words

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There are quite a few books that are well known for their stories or important information; however, many of them contain words that are to vulgar for most people. In 1960, 34 year old Harper Lee wrote the very well known book “To Kill a Mockingbird”. However, the book is filled with words which to present day are considered to be the worst you could ever title someone by. Books containing these crude words should not be removed from libraries, but have the few that they serve no purpose in be altered. Such that they do not contain words like “nigro” meaning that offensive comments do not arise and disturb the ratings of the selected book. Reading a word like “nigger” in a book for the first few times can bring forth a very serious reality or conjure a very funny experience to a child or teenager. “Of course I do. Don’t say nigger, Scout. That’s common. ‘S …show more content…
“Their sister Alexandra was the Finch who remained at the landing; She married a taciturn man who spent most of his time lying in a hammock by the river wondering if his trot-lines were full.”(Pg 5) When writing a book you need to make sure every aspect is as close to the time-period you are writing about as possible. Having the characters names and how they interact and speak are the two most important subjects next to the background. “Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square.”(Pg 6) The set background can be easy or hard to write down. In the short stories I have written in previous classes, I have mostly used bright and peaceful wording because It seems to make a more exciting and happy feeling to the characters. Thus meaning writing a book like “To Kill a Mockingbird,” would be the most troublesome thing I would ever

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