I asked. All those folks? Miss caroline serves to personify education. She is ignorant of her own ineffectiveness early on in the novel; this is tempered by Harper Lee with the sympathy and humanity with which we relate to her suffering as her intentions are good but her actions are flawed.
This reinforces how the system of educatino as a whole is improperly suited to many of the students. Harper Lee uses education as a medium to convey the disparity between the two communities: black and white. Education itself offers enlightenment for the characters however, this is not the ideal: the Cunninghams behave in a more morally upstanding way. Scout and Jem, within the household learn about people close in their lives, such as Calpurnia whose reputation changes for the reader as the story progresses; first off severe and unfair, but after loving and considerate.
This gradual change, allows the reader to become more engaged in the novel as the character itself develops simultaneously. They also learn that she is more gallant in her communication of speech, compared to most white people in Maycomb, who are stereotypically, more superior. This earns her respect from Scout and Jem as now she appears as a friend and a mother-like figure; not a servant. Her good qualities seem harsh under the words of Scout, but in fact are essential in order to bring Scout and Jem up in the best manner possible for childhood.
Another lesson, Scout learned from Miss Maudie was the destruction prejudice could cause in a society. The nut-grass, in this case, would be prejudice and the yard, Maycomb. Scout learns a lot about life from Miss Maudie as with Atticus because she is level headed and a role model to her.
In summary, I have focused closely on the effect of education on Scout and Jem, in one form or another, and have arrived at a conclusion that they are educated formally and informally, at school and at home.
They have been mainly influenced by adults who have more experience in life than them which is reassuring for them and for the reader. Also, education is delivered through an occurring of events, not just advice given; for example when Scout has her first days at school, she experiences a widespread of confrontations with both adults and children.
The education system has a dramatic effect on the opinions of Scout and how she conducts herself at home; the system is corrupt and rigid, not being able to cater for special exceptions.
When in the city, Sophy would have suffered prejudice because of her accent. This would also cause prejudice toward the man that she is with, Mr. Twycott had "committed social suicide" by marrying Sophy because, even tough she has a "spotless character" and has done no wrong, she is much too lower class to be his wife. He didn't know what hit him" is Lee's description of the dog's death. It occurs swift and quickly yet still allowing the readers to build up a picture in their minds of what is happening.
This use of short, non-complex sentences and phrases is used frequently throughout To Kill A Mockingbird and helps to make it make it such an interesting and entertaining novel. Want to read the rest? Sign up to view the whole essay and download the PDF for anytime access on your computer, tablet or smartphone.
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Save View my saved documents Submit similar document. Share this Facebook. Extracts from this document To Kill a Mockingbird has one major conflict with other smaller conflicts. This major conflict is the trial of Tom Robinson, person vs. Since they are raised in a loving and kind environment by an educated and good man of sterling values, Jeremy and Jean Louise Finch grow up believing in the innate goodness of mankind. The story, told by the six- year -old Jean Louise Finch, takes place during three years —35 of the Great Depression in the fictional "tired old town" of Maycomb, Alabama, the seat of Maycomb County.
Mockingbird explores themes of racial prejudice and injustice as well as love and the coming-of-age of Scout and Jem, Finch's children. It was published just as the United States civil rights movement was gaining momentum and has resonated with readers across cultural lines.
Lee portrays growing up as a growing understanding of and empathy for people, as well as a loss of innocence. The first important point in the growing up theme is the ability to see things from another person's point of view. When Scout goes to school, she immediately has a conflict with her teacher.
Scout hates current fashions in education. At least she hates the fashion in education that is brought to her school by Miss Caroline, her first grade teacher.
Scout gets bored by what is going on in class and starts writing a letter to Dill. They are all indefensible in society and there is nothing they can say or do to prevent discrimination against themselves.
By the end of the novel, Maycomb seems to begin a positive change from prejudice. We learn that at least one of the Ewells , Burris , is enrolled in Scout's class for the year.
This condition of the Ewells , the fact that they really don't go to school, makes Scout wonder why she has to. In her immaturity she asks Atticus if she too can stay home.
In Chapter 3, Scout has to finish her meal in the kitchen because she was being rude to their guest, Walter Cunningham. That morning in school, Scout had gotten in trouble for trying to defend Walter Cunningham.
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