Theme Of Education In To Kill A Mockingbird

To kill a mocking bird is a novel that expresses a wide vireareite of themes; the context is historical, social and cultural. Two examples of themes through the novel are education that no one had the same opportunities to get a proper education and social inequality that Maycomb was very raciest. The time period where to kill a mockingbird of set was the 1930’s and is based on life events and experiences of Harper Lee the author.
Historically wealthy white’s people had a proper education, whereas the Cunningham’s and Ewell’s were poor white people and only came to school for the first day sometimes and the blacks didn’t go to school at all. Culturally it was taboo for any black to go to school and read and write, people in Maycomb believed that blacks were dumb and unable to learn, just because of their skin.
Socially is important for children to get an education from school even Atticus agrees that Scout should go through the schooling system even if he didn’t agrees if the educational system at times. Also socially the learning in done in the classroom and only in the classroom, for example Scout is prohibited from learning outside of school. When she tells Atticus they make a compromise. The main form of education comes from Atticus, he in-still wisdom and life lessons on racism and discrimination to Jem and Scout. Also lots of people in
They think that social inequality is normal and natural to have. For example Scout’s first day at school when Walter Cunningham didn’t bring lunch because he don’t have any food or money. Then her teacher Miss Carilor offers and Scout had to explain to the teacher that the Cunningham’s are poor and at the bottom of the social hierarchy. Socially people in Maycomb view everyone form their classes and ranking and in-still this belief to their children also. But Atticus did not and scout learned to view people by their character not