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What are you talking about?  I never said not to assign The Bluest eye or invisible man.  We are talking about To kill a mockingbird which some peope think it is no longer worth reading.  I disagree.

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Do you think that a book has to be assigned by school to be considered worth reading? Deciding not to read in this year's curriculum it does not mean anyone thinks it isn't worth reading.

I'm an AA woman and I think TKAM is a great book to assign - we can talk about all those things about it that are flawed and how thinking about race has evolved. I'm also happy not to assign it and instead delve into some of the hundreds of other great books.[/quote]

I’m with the PP.  TKAM is one of my favorite books.  In addition to race there are so many other issues addressed in the book - differences is socioeconomic classes, dangers of group think, justice, unwarranted fear of “others” , how assumptions can be false, etc.  It is also simply well written.

That said, not only are there other books that address issues of race, there are books that address race in a way that is more relevant to how things are today.

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Well put. But sad that we can't do both. I have always found Boo Radley storyline to be sort of the moral enter of that book.... If we categorize TKAM as a "race" book (which seems like a gross oversimplification) and then pick some other book that is more relevant to race today, we miss out on some wonderful aspects of a wonderful book. [/quote]

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