To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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Description from Amazon: Voted America’s Best-Loved Novel in PBS’s The Great American Read
Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred
One of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father—a crusading local lawyer—risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.
Initially criticized for its content, it has been more recently challenged for its portrayal of racism and concerns that it is “outdated and harmful” to students.
- Racial slurs and language
- Themes of rape and violence
- Depiction of racism as harmful and challenged the “white savior” narrative
- And some are concerned that the book could make some students uncomfortable by confronting complex themes and language
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