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.
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