Should schools still be reading To Kill A Mocking Bird? This subject is debatable. (This is my personal opinion. Please leave your opinions in the comments below.) Pros Touches upon important subjects such as: racism, prejudice, justice and judgement, being young, family, the difference between right and wrong, fear, etc. It is easy to understand, because of the point of view. The reader learns about racism and it is almost first hand. Honestly that is all I can think of... Cons The story at time is difficult to understand with all of the southern slang. As well as being in Scout's point of view not everything exactly makes sense, because it is only her understanding of everything. Personally I found it hard to stay interested. It was very dragged out with unnecessary stories that just confused me. The use of the N word. Sometime I read to my mom and the second I said what was written she told me a) never use that word, b) the scho...