What Is The Juxtaposition In To Kill A Mockingbird
In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, an innocent seven-year-old, and her experiences as a child emphasize the juxtaposition between racism and morality during a time of hate. Lee describes the situation through a child’s perspective where naivety magnifies the complexities of the novel. Racism, from a child's perspective is different than racism from an adult’s perspective, and in Macomb, the morality of the adults creates an environment of hate, anger and ignorance.
The Declaration of Independence states, “All men are created equal.” However, if all men are equal, then why did slavery flourish until the 14th amendment was created, and why is discrimination still taking place to this very day? The answer is simple; morality …show more content…
But, as years progressed, so did the advocation against racism and discrimination, which entailed the innovation of the diction of those slurs from commonly used words to profanity. Profanity, even in literary merits, is not well tolerated in American schools. Consequently, along with many other books and novels, To Kill a Mockingbird was removed and banned from programs all across the nation, which falls under the topic of censorship. Many of the establishments that banned these books did not take into consideration that “...the use of racist epithets or negative and debased imagery is not the only basis upon which to determine the racist or anti-racist character of a book” (Saney np). Many students who are required to read the book as part of their curriculum and especially their parents have been aggravated by this requirement and view it as offensive, inhumane, and stolid. In past years these “advocates” have protested against reading and watching the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird and brought their complaints to the school board with the intention of banning this brilliant novel. Many times these people manifest their beliefs and desires with extreme methods. In 2004, a family even “planned a mock funeral for the book” (Sova np). Most of these cases against the novel fail and classes continue reading the classic
The Declaration of Independence states, “All men are created equal.” However, if all men are equal, then why did slavery flourish until the 14th amendment was created, and why is discrimination still taking place to this very day? The answer is simple; morality …show more content…
But, as years progressed, so did the advocation against racism and discrimination, which entailed the innovation of the diction of those slurs from commonly used words to profanity. Profanity, even in literary merits, is not well tolerated in American schools. Consequently, along with many other books and novels, To Kill a Mockingbird was removed and banned from programs all across the nation, which falls under the topic of censorship. Many of the establishments that banned these books did not take into consideration that “...the use of racist epithets or negative and debased imagery is not the only basis upon which to determine the racist or anti-racist character of a book” (Saney np). Many students who are required to read the book as part of their curriculum and especially their parents have been aggravated by this requirement and view it as offensive, inhumane, and stolid. In past years these “advocates” have protested against reading and watching the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird and brought their complaints to the school board with the intention of banning this brilliant novel. Many times these people manifest their beliefs and desires with extreme methods. In 2004, a family even “planned a mock funeral for the book” (Sova np). Most of these cases against the novel fail and classes continue reading the classic