Issues with To Kill A Mockingbird (TKAMB)

1. The book is narrated by Scout, Atticus’ daughter, so, the whole book centres feelings and anxieties around white people.

Centring a story about racism around white people is problematic, OBVIOUSLY.

2. The white man tries to save the black.

Yes, this is the white saviour trope/complex. Yes, it’s tired, old and problematic. https://theteacherist.com/2019/06/23/white-saviour/

3. The racial tropes of aggression in Black males and couple this with the power of ‘White women’s tears’.

How many MoC are acutely aware of:

“A white women cries and a black man dies”

#emmetttill

4. How much does Tom Robinson speak in the book? Why do we think this?

Yes, that’s right - white supremacy again.

5. The white man fails in his defence. The black man dies

But...

It’s okay because...

The *white man* has won the respect of the community.

#notantiracism #speaktruthtopower