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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.
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/
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
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.
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
But...
It’s okay because...
The *white man* has won the respect of the community.
#notantiracism #speaktruthtopower
