Not everything a person learns happens in school. The teacher does not always have to have a teaching degree. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird a southern gothic by Harper Lee, Scout, her brother Jem, and their father, Atticus, all go through a life changing experience that tear their town in half. Atticus takes on a case that defends, Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a young white girl, Mayella Ewell. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows the theme of education through Miss Caroline, Uncle Jack, and Scout. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the theme of education is exemplified through the character Miss Caroline. Miss Caroline is a young educator to first graders, however she learns more from them more than she teaches.
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Uncle Jack is the younger brother of Atticus who does not have any children. Scout enlightens him on the fact that he does not understand children that well, because he does not listen to both sides of the story. This happens when Scout and Francis, her cousin, get in a fight and Francis calls Atticus offensive things and Scout takes matter into her own hands and fights back. Francis then tells on Scout, earning her to get yelled at. While Scout is talking to Uncle Frank she says, “You’re real nice, Uncle Jack, an’ I reckon I love you even after what you did, but you don't understand children much” (Lee 113). Uncle Jack learns that he must listen to both sides of the story and not just going with the first story he hears. He goes to Atticus later that day and tells him how much he learned from Scout and that he doesn't want to have kids himself, because he is unsure how it would work out for him. He does not think he would be a good enough father for the kids if he cannot even know to listen to both sides of a story. Atticus reassures him that it was fine because she needs to learn not to fight. “She earned it so don’t feel too remorseful” (Lee 115). Atticus also teaches him that even if he does hear both sides of the story and that he does feel bad for not listening, that children still need to be punished for doing wrong things. Uncle Jack connects back to the theme of education because he learns …show more content…
Scout during most of the novel was an educator, but when it came to Raymond, she became the educated. Scout and the rest of the community always thought Raymond was a drunk who always hung out with the black people because no one else would hang out with him. Those thoughts stopped when he was helping with Dill, who was crying because the court was being unfair, and Scout asked him why he acted the way he did. “...Oh yes, you mean why do I pretend? Well it’s very simple... Some folk don’t like the way I live. Now I could say the hell with ‘em, I don’t care if they don’t like it. I do say I don't care if they don’t like it, right enough- but I don’t say to hell with ‘em, see?” (Lee 268). Scout learns not to judge a person based off of what rumors say about them. Scout always thought that Raymond was a drunk and that he drank alcohol out of the coke bottle he always had with him. This was debunked by him, saying that he only didn’t care, but was nice enough to not say anything mean to the people around him making the rumors about him. He never had alcohol in the coke bottle, but would act like there was because if people painted that picture of him, he was fine with it. He did not care what rumors said about him, because if a few closer people knew the real him, he was fine with it. He would rather be left alone and not judged or thought of any differently, because people may try to change
Uncle Jack is the younger brother of Atticus who does not have any children. Scout enlightens him on the fact that he does not understand children that well, because he does not listen to both sides of the story. This happens when Scout and Francis, her cousin, get in a fight and Francis calls Atticus offensive things and Scout takes matter into her own hands and fights back. Francis then tells on Scout, earning her to get yelled at. While Scout is talking to Uncle Frank she says, “You’re real nice, Uncle Jack, an’ I reckon I love you even after what you did, but you don't understand children much” (Lee 113). Uncle Jack learns that he must listen to both sides of the story and not just going with the first story he hears. He goes to Atticus later that day and tells him how much he learned from Scout and that he doesn't want to have kids himself, because he is unsure how it would work out for him. He does not think he would be a good enough father for the kids if he cannot even know to listen to both sides of a story. Atticus reassures him that it was fine because she needs to learn not to fight. “She earned it so don’t feel too remorseful” (Lee 115). Atticus also teaches him that even if he does hear both sides of the story and that he does feel bad for not listening, that children still need to be punished for doing wrong things. Uncle Jack connects back to the theme of education because he learns …show more content…
Scout during most of the novel was an educator, but when it came to Raymond, she became the educated. Scout and the rest of the community always thought Raymond was a drunk who always hung out with the black people because no one else would hang out with him. Those thoughts stopped when he was helping with Dill, who was crying because the court was being unfair, and Scout asked him why he acted the way he did. “...Oh yes, you mean why do I pretend? Well it’s very simple... Some folk don’t like the way I live. Now I could say the hell with ‘em, I don’t care if they don’t like it. I do say I don't care if they don’t like it, right enough- but I don’t say to hell with ‘em, see?” (Lee 268). Scout learns not to judge a person based off of what rumors say about them. Scout always thought that Raymond was a drunk and that he drank alcohol out of the coke bottle he always had with him. This was debunked by him, saying that he only didn’t care, but was nice enough to not say anything mean to the people around him making the rumors about him. He never had alcohol in the coke bottle, but would act like there was because if people painted that picture of him, he was fine with it. He did not care what rumors said about him, because if a few closer people knew the real him, he was fine with it. He would rather be left alone and not judged or thought of any differently, because people may try to change