Should To Kill A Mockingbird Be Banned?

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Why “To Kill a Mockingbird” Should Not Be Banned Winston Churchill once said, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, is banned from public libraries and schools. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is about a girl Scout and her anti-racist family, who live in Alabama. As her father takes a case, defending a black man of rape. It has been banned for profanity, sex, and racial themes. But these exist in life, and it is good to read about them, especially the racism. Just because it is not pleasant to read, doesn’t mean that we should not read about them. There is a lot to learn about, in To Kill a Mockingbird. It is an accurate description of American history. This book should not be banned…show more content…
In 1961, “To Kill a Mockingbird” won the Pulitzer Prize. Now it has sold more than thirty million copies. In 1991, according to a survey by the Library of Congress, “To Kill a Mockingbird” was second to the Bible, in being cited as making a difference in others’ lives. But now “To Kill a Mockingbird” is banned from public schools and libraries. A banned book is censored by some kind of authority, such as government, library, or school system. If the book has been banned it has been removed from the school and public libraries. Censorship is a restraint of a speech or public communication which is considered to be harmful, sensitive, or objectionable but a government or other controlling body. 1-3 1-4 1-7 “To Kill a Mockingbird” is written beautifully, about growing up in the South and overcoming the horrors of prejudice. This book focuses on the serious issues of rape and racism in the South. It takes place during the great depression .Three children try to understand why some people try…show more content…
N.p., n.d. Web. 24 July 2013. . "Bookshop Talk: Does TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD deserve to be Banned?." Bookshop Talk. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 July 2013. . "Killing the Mockingbird: Historical and Contemporary Efforts to Ban Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” | Nicholaspatler's Weblog." Nicholaspatler's Weblog | Just another WordPress.com weblog. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 July 2013. . Lee, Harper. To kill a mockingbird. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1960. Print. Lee, Harper. "To Kill a Mockingbird | Dangerous Books." Dangerous Books | What makes a book “dangerous?”. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 July 2013. . 7-1 Notes 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-7 3-1 7-1 Header Good! Thesis is clear and specific. Place titles of books in italics, not quotation marks. Source? You must provide in-text citations. Cite the author or title, not the web address. Do no bullet. Double space with hanging indent. Annotations created using iAnnotate on the iPad. Branchfire •
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