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Why would someone in the USA wish to ban To Kill a Mockingbird?
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Apparently the objections to the book include the use of profanity and the violence, especially rape. The eNotes link below will take you to an article about this very topic, which also says...
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Though the violence and talk of rape in the novel can be upsetting, the most obvious answer is probably the use of the "n" word. To avoid or ignore it however, in a novel intended to...
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