“To Kill a Mockingbird” was easily the best book I read in high school.

Although many of my peers hated and dreaded reading this book freshman year, To Kill A Mockingbird was easily the best book I read throughout my high school english classes. Describing this book as a classic is appropriate, but in my opinion, is truly one of the greatest American novels of all time. It teaches a lesson of prejudice and unfairness in the judicial system, something that unfortunately is still prevalent to this day, as well as how racism in this country hasn’t gone away whether or not we like to admit it. It makes me sad to think about the fact that some schools are completely taking this out of their curriculum, since I think that it is an essential read for everyone, especially at the high school level. Yes, I understand the fact that the book uses racial slurs that are not acceptable in today’s society, but at the end of the day, it is the biggest lesson the book is trying to teach. It’s telling us these things because they were bad then, and they’re bad as well too! If we as a nation and the future don’t learn about our history and what we did wrong so many years ago, we are bound to repeat it. It’s just that simple.