Graduation Speech: To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Scout who lives in a male dominated society, soon embraces her identity. Her father, Atticus, and brother Jem, who both live with her impact Scout towards male dominance. Scout feels like she’s being pressured into being someone who she’s not. Later on, Scout soon struggles that wanting to be herself won't be enough and that she doesn’t have to prove to anyone that she’ll act differently towards others. Scout does many masculine activities that make her feel like who she wants to be makes her true identity who she really is.

Because of offensive language and ideas that are represented in the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, it has been banned in many school libraries and lessons. One of the main reasons that it was banned in school is because of offensive words like the n-word and also because of the fact that the plot is centered around rape. One of the school board members, Kenny Holloway, said, “We can teach the same lessons with other books.” Many people agree with Holloway’s opinion, saying that the same ideas that are represented in To Kill A Mockingbird could be taught with a less controversial book. However, other people say that students are tough enough to handle the story. While many people don’t think that this book is appropriate for school, some people

To start, students should not be completely obvious to the harsh topics explained in some of their books. The book To Kill A Mockingbird was kick out of the 8th grade lesson plan “due to the use of the ‘N’ word” in Biloxi (Clarion Ledger). This book show how difficult

Lately, other schools have banned “To Kill A Mockingbird” because of aggressive wording. There is aggressive wording just about everywhere in this world now and it’s never going to be any better. We need to be more mature about this. “There is some language in the book that makes people uncomfortable”(school board Vice President Holloway). It should be okay to take students out of their comfort zones. These schools are acting like these children haven’t

To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM) by Harper Lee, based in 1930’s Alabama, follows Scout, a six year old girl, as she navigates through the moral jungle of the racist south while her father defends an alleged black rapist. Although it is often glorified for pioneering new racial awareness but in this new reality of racism, that is 2017, it fails to provide students with a proper education of the issue at hand. Scout, being one of the many white main characters, explores racism but lacks the ability to properly educate today’s ninth graders. Therefore, TKAM should not be a core 9th-grade book at BHS because it negatively portrays people of color and mismatches today’s classroom.

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, reader's experience prejudice through the eyes of innocence. The protagonist, Scout Finch, is raised by her father, Atticus, who defends Tom Robinson, an African American man accused of raping a white woman. This masterpiece of American Literature has always been controversial as it initiates a conversation about racial injustice and rape. Critics say To Kill A Mockingbird is unfit for a school environment as it uses foul language such as the “n” word and discusses controversial topics that make students uncomfortable. However, there has never been a book written as powerfully as To Kill A Mockingbird that discusses these difficult topics. Despite the controversy surrounding To Kill A Mockingbird,

At the age Scout was at, many girls think that every family is pretty much the same. When she final sees that everyone is not the same it is hard to come to a realization in life. Life is not always the way it seems like when she goes to school and sees that not everyone is the same. “Burris Ewell, remember? He just goes to school for the first day.”

The cult classic book To Kill a Mockingbird is generally considered a stunning work of art, but not in the eyes of all schools. Recently the Biloxi School District has chosen to recall To Kill a Mockingbird from its curriculum because the book includes a bit of inappropriate language. Unfortunately this opinion of the book has been around for decades. Kurt Vonnegut, the author, wrote a letter to respond Drake High School deciding to burn his book. These schools should not ban this time-honored book on the grounds that it’s bad for the students in the long run.

To Kill A Mockingbird is a strengthening book that is instructed in classrooms today. It demonstrates how powerful the somber book can be to teach teens about society. The reason To Kill A Mockingbird is still taught today is because of its importance and clarity it give on judgement, tolerance, and acceptance. The book may leave different impressions, but things worthy to be taught and spread always has discussion.

There has been much controversy over whether or not the novel To Kill a Mockingbird should be banned or not. This novel teaches students about the racism and prejudice of the 1930’s resulting in why the world is the way it is, as well as many important life lessons, therefore it should be continued to be taught in schools. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird should not be banned because it teaches about life in the past and why the world is the way it is now, proving that this novel has the ability to effectively educate kids about the past and potential impact of human behaviour.

However, she brought him back to the reality of life, breaking him of this mob mentality. Sometimes people struggle to be themselves, when people are saying otherwise. Scout’s naivety again emphasizes the wrong human need to be like others, even in the a negative situation. Scout was being herself, another area where she does not understand to

Many states are discussing the effects of a novel called “To Kill a Mockingbird”, that is a reading requirement in schools. Many argue whether this novel should be allowed to be read in schools or prohibited. The claims listed in an article for the ban of this novel explains many key points on why the novel should not be read. The key points listed are some of many problems still seen in our society today. According to an article called “The case against To Kill a Mockingbird” by Isaac Saney, the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” is still relevant in today’s society based on the common prejudice, racism, and language shown in the novel that we still deal with presently.

The Common Core State Standard for Language Arts, which is the current standards observed by North Carolina, determines the particular proficiency students need in order to be prepared for their academic and professional futures according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. They add that some of these skills include, but are not limited to critical thinking skills, literacy skills and analytical skills. Current process, for the most part, do help establish a framework for keeping materials relevant to the maturity level of students. However, if students or parents feel as if their values or beliefs don’t line up with current standards of education, complications can arise. Complications such as the censorship of beneficial literature can have negative consequences in society. In agreement with Judy Blume, “ If every individual with an agenda had his/her way, the shelves in the school library would be close to empty.” Although there are many books that have either been banned or challenged, according to The Committee on Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association, To Kill a Mockingbird is listed as “being among the 10 most frequently challenged books” (Karolides, Bald, and Sova 483).

The Great Gatsby, Hamlet and To Kill a Mockingbird all have themes which are still prevalent in 21st Century Australian society and relevant to the personal lives of Senior English students. Prejudice and racism, issues which are continually raised in Australian and global media, are major themes incorporated in To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s exploration of how prejudice and preconceptions influence the public’s view of the innocent through the construction of a helpless situation demonstrates the importance of empathy and integrity to those who study the novel. To challenge the ideals of the mob mentality the way Atticus is seen to in To Kill a Mockingbird provides a figure which, despite being fictional, students can aspire to. Though it is an American book, racism is an issue which is evident in almost all culture and what Lee presents directly applies to Australia and to the lives of Senior English students.

“To Kill A Mockingbird” (1960), by Harper Lee, emphasizes and displays many different philosophical ideas. These ideas are about innocence, segregation, knowledge, and reality. Ideas include the right for all races to be treated as equals, and not be judged or segregated by the color of their skin. “To Kill A Mockingbird” especially emphasizes that children, as they grow into their teen and pre-teen years, start to realize their environment and observe the way people act. This is the idea of reality. Children will start having sophisticated and intelligent ideas whether adults like it or not but the children will fight even if parents don’t think they have a mind of their own. Children start disobeying and showing signs of rebellion.The environment we live in influences the way we think, it takes away our innocence because of bad things that happen, and give us a base to form our ideas on. Two siblings; Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, and Jeremy Atticus “Jem” Finch. Their Father, a southern lawyer defending a black-American man accused of rape and beating a white woman. Jem and scout are 10 and 6 at the beginning of the book. But end up being 13 and 9 by the end, Jem being the oldest. Jem and scout, along with many other characters in the book, like Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch, and Charles Baker “Dill” Harris all have a message linked to them in the book.