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To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is number #41 on the banned book list. It discovers the ethical nature of human beings. There seems to be no meaningful reason to ban this book as it has a good teaching behind it. When it was challenged in Eden Valley, Minn in 1977 and temporarily banned due to words such as “damn” and “whore lady” used in this novel, the book was quoted as a “ filthy, trashy novel.” Moving on, it was later challenged at the Warren, Ind Township schools (1981) because it “ psychologically damages the positive integration process” and “ represents institutionalized racism under the guise of “good literature.” Then stood in line book banners from Warrkegan III School District (1984) because of the use of the word “nigger,” in the Kansas City Mo. Junior High School (1985) because it “ contains profanity and racial slurs,” in Casa Grande, Ariz Elementary School District (1985). Black parents began protesting because of the racial themes in the book. All the reasons stated above are examples of criticisms of this book. To Kill A Mockingbird is # 41 on the banned books list.

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The book also shows a sense of maturity, which on one hand was accepted by children but on the other hand was disregarded by their parents. This is supported by the voice of some parents who actually thought that Scout sounded unconvincing in the book, being a ten-year old and getting more involved into adulthood and adult talks. However, I disagree with this kind of opinion because children need to be depicted to multifaceted ethical issues to expand their nature. “ With students exposed to MTV, modern periodicals and everything in movies, the language in the book seems pretty tame,” say some parents and teachers whom I agree with. This book reminds us of the past and we need to read it to make sure that some things done in the past are not recurred in the future. I came across a survey that I refer to while doing my research, which evidently shows that eighty-five percent of the people are against banning this book, and all of them, are children. A lot of kids believe that Mockingbird is a classic, a great piece of American literature and banning it would be ignoring what America was back then. It would also disregard the First Amendment Rights which include freedom of speech and rights and the statement stated clearly, “Let freedom read” which challenges us to read banned books and try to see what’s wrong with them and then take action if necessary. Infact, the evidence placed against Scout as to getting too much involved into adult talks doesn’t ruin any of our bussiness. In fact if we could even learn and follow a part of what Atticus teaches Scout, our society would be such a better palce to live in because of the respect and understanding that people would follow after rea

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