Racial Slurs In To Kill A Mockingbird
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee has traumatized many students around Fulton County due to the explicit content throughout the book. Although To Kill A Mockingbird has valuable morals, the book displayed content that children should not be exposed to at this young age.
A big part of To Kill A Mockingbird exposed racial expressions specifically towards African Americans. Children who have read To Kill A Mockingbird learned various racial slurs that children should not know about at such a young age. For example, Lee used the word “ni***r” in phrases such as “Ni***r-lover” and “Ni***r-talk” as a casual way of talking about African Americans (Lee 52 & 110). As a result, Lee offended many African American children, who make a huge part of
A big part of To Kill A Mockingbird exposed racial expressions specifically towards African Americans. Children who have read To Kill A Mockingbird learned various racial slurs that children should not know about at such a young age. For example, Lee used the word “ni***r” in phrases such as “Ni***r-lover” and “Ni***r-talk” as a casual way of talking about African Americans (Lee 52 & 110). As a result, Lee offended many African American children, who make a huge part of