Banned And Challenged Books I’ve Read: To Kill A Mockingbird

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To Kill A Mockingbird

Harper Lee

This was another book that I read in HS. I’m beginning to wonder what they are using now. I really enjoyed this one.

One of the best-loved 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 coming-of-age tale in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage iniquities 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.

To Kill a Mockingbird is challenged and banned from schools and libraries due to its use of racial slurs and profanity, its portrayal of racism, and themes of rape and violence. While some see the book as a valuable tool for teaching about history and morality, others find the explicit language and sensitive subject matter too harmful or offensive for young readers.