To Kill A Mockingbird Racial Slur

To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic novel that is loved by many. However, as much as it is loved, it is also very disliked by many. Because of its racial slurs and its profound language many people have challenged the book.
In 1977 To Kill a Mockingbird was challenged in Eden Valley, MN due to the words “damn” and “whore lady” used in the book. However, “whore lady is only used three times throughout the story. The first time this word was used was when Francis was saying that Scout had called him a “whore lady”. The second time this word was used was when Scout asked her Uncle Jack what that word meant because she didn’t know the meaning of it .The third and last time used was when Uncle Jack was telling Atticus that Scout had asked him what “whore lady” meant. Unlike “whore lady”, “damn” is used more in the story. Most of the time that it is being used when trying to emphasize what is being said, whether it is an insult or a compliment From 1980 to 2006 the book was challenged and in some cases banned from various school districts for the profanity found in the book and its racial slurs. A New
An example of this would be a “hate” essay posted on The National Book Review website. This review is more likely written by an African American male who has read the book multiple times. The of the reviewers claim that even though he “teacher claimed it was a timeless classic, one of the best novels in American history [he] couldn’t relate to it at all.” This book is a “white story written by a white woman in which black people are depicted as ignorant, helpless, and in need and white saviors.” The book is described as simple plotted where a “drunken low life” accuses a black field hand of raping and beating a young Anglo child. The reality is that the drunk low life was the one who beat the child when in drunken stage.( National Book