The novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, explains a story of racism in America. To create an immersive feel of the time period, there is language portrayed in the book that can make many feel uncomfortable while reading. Although there is offensive language, To Kill a Mockingbird should still be in schools because it teaches that compassion and empathy do not depend on race and education.
To begin, the first couple of reasons come from an article from The Sun Herald written by Karen Nelson. The first being that it brings the reader to their roots. As the author writes, she states that that To Kill a Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior, “to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor
To begin, the first couple of reasons come from an article from The Sun Herald written by Karen Nelson. The first being that it brings the reader to their roots. As the author writes, she states that that To Kill a Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior, “to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor