How Does Atticus Present Education In To Kill A Mockingbird

Theme (Education)- Education as a theme has played a huge role in this novel.Atticus the father of Scout and jem takes a lot of pride and honour in educating his kids. He always honestly answers whatever questions they ask, and encourages their curious minds by treating them as equal adults; encouraging them to grow morally as much as possible. On the contrary hand, Scout's teacher has a very set understanding of what she should teach the children, even if this schedule requires holding a child back. For example, when Scout’s teacher asks her to write during class and tells her that she should not be writing in script for many years, because it isn't taught in school until much later. Scout feels that her teacher does not understand her and only wants to hold her back from learning. Education as a theme is shown explicitly by the behaviour of Atticus towards his children.Atticus being an educated man himself has always wanted his kids to also be educated.
Characters (Arthur “Boo” Radley)- Boo radley is a very important character in this final part of the story, he is a person who does not any social contact.
He is a powerful symbol of goodness draped with a shroud of creepiness, leaving little presents for Scout and Jem and emerging at an opportune moment to save the children. Boo provides an example of the threat that evil poses to innocence and goodness, it can change the person’s life even if it has not changed him/her from within. Boo does not let any of his personal problems interrupt his interaction with kids. By saving Scout and Jem he shows that he is one of the novel’s “mockingbirds,” a good person wounded by the evil of
mankind.

Plot Conflict- Person vs person. This phase in the story sees the development of a conflict between Atticus Finch and Bob Ewell. This conflict started during the trial of Tom Robinson, Atticus as the lawyer of Tom Robinson is forced to see Bob Ewell, the father of the victim. While Atticus is a hardworking honest man who loves his children, Bob is completely opposite to that. He is a liar and a drunk who abuses his children, these contradictions see a conflict between the character of Atticus and Bob. Since these conflicts are outside the bodies of Atticus and Bob it is clarified that this conflict is person vs person.

Authors Style- Harper Lee, during this final phase of the novel has been careful about her sentence length. The sentences are short and simple. The order in which they are written is very appropriate.During the later stages of the novel it becomes evident that Lee’s writing has advanced.Even though the sentences are short,the diction being used is advanced. Helen went to work next morning and used the public road. Nobody chunked at her, but when she looked around and aw Mr.Ewell walking behind her. She turned and walked on.”( Lee 334).These length of sentences bring depth to her writing while making it look simpler.

Passage/Quotation-
"'Tom's dead.'
Aunt Alexandra put her hands to her mouth.
'They shot him,' said Atticus. 'He was running. It was during their exercise period. They said he just broke into a blind raving charge at the fence and started climbing over. Right in front of them-'"(lee 315)
The person being accused of the crime was Tom Robinson, he was totally innocent and never did he even harm a soul. According to Atticus, he absolutely hated being shown guilty for a crime that was not even committed by him. He was imprisoned not for raping mayella but for being black. The victim in this case was not Mayella or Bob Ewell; it was Tom Robinson the black man that was being convicted guilty for a raping a white girl, a crime that he did not commit.