To Kill A Mockingbird

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Every generation is taught how to behave. They also need to be taught important lessons of life. Many school districts in past years have done this through the use of the book To Kill a Mockingbird. But because of use of certain language in the book it was pulled from some school curriculum. In the case of the Drake school their copies of the book were burned. Author of the book Kurt Vonnegut responded by writing a letter to the Drake School Board about how “...angered, sickened, and saddened,” he was by their actions (Vonnegut). I think the copies of the book should not have been burned, and should have been kept in the school curriculum. Students need to be taught valuable lessons and using To Kill a Mockingbird is an excellent way to do

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