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Post by michaelamiles on Aug 15, 2016 5:40:25 GMT
I feel as if they were trying to give us a book that had many discussion questions and could be taken from many different stand points. So far everyone I've talked to has had a different stand point on this book and it helped me learn so much more about the book that I would'nt have known by myself.
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Post by tonybressan on Aug 24, 2016 22:37:03 GMT
To Kill a Mockingbird is great book not only in terms of the story it provides but more importantly it provides insight into the racial discrimination that was prevalent in the deep south. It raises questions of America's morals and the hypocrisy when it comes to rights and freedoms of African Americans and other mistreated groups. To Kill a Mockingbird has changed the minds of so many people in American society and will continue to do so because although racism depicted in the book isn't as extreme as today, the lessons of morality and acceptance can still be taught today.
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Post by annastellick on Aug 26, 2016 4:28:08 GMT
It was to show that social criticism still exists. Even though social criticism is shown in different ways now, it is still and always will be someones judgement and opinion affecting another positively or negatively. When Atticus defended Tom, he was criticized and ridiculed. When Scout was being taught to be a young lady, she was criticized because she didn't want to conform to society. Even the best people today are judged because of the smallest disagreement of opinions. They are pushed down because people think that what they believe is more important than what others do. People can have their opinions but when their ideas are stopping another in an unjust way, it is not fair or just.This is why Harper Lee wants to point out the flaws in society and why the English teachers want us to recognize the flaws in society.
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Post by christopherellinger on Aug 30, 2016 0:13:34 GMT
I think that this book was chosen because of its major themes - Good and Evil, the importance of morals and moral education, and social inequality and how they fit perfectly with our theme in class - social criticism. The things we can take from this book will most likely be applied somewhere along the line in class.
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