Theme Of Education In To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel of many themes. Education is a major one. In the novel, Scout and Jem, as well as many other characters learn quite a few valuable lessons about the way humans act as well as the way Maycomb functions. As children in the story, Jem, Scout and Dill are naive to some of the ways people act in their town as well as the extent of the racism and social inequality that Maycomb experiences. I believe the experience of going to the court and watching the whole Tom Robinson case educated the children more than Atticus or anyone else's words could’ve about inequality and the way people act. Dill seemed fairly indifferent to the racism in the town until the case. He never discriminated towards blacks, and he never seemed super aware of all the discrimination. He probably knew about it, but because he was so young, couldn’t really establish a strong opinion on it. But when

Since Jem was fairly educated on the processes of a court, he was sure Atticus had given a solid statement and that they were sure to win. He wasn’t aware of how far the discrimination extended. Throughout the case he remained fairly confident of winning the case, until the end. I think about the point of Tom’s cross-examination was when he had a hint of doubt, because Mr. Gilmer was more rude than he needed to be to Tom. But at the end, when Tom was pronounced guilty, Jem was dumbfounded. “It was Jem’s turn to cry. His face was streaked with angry tears as we made our way through the cheerful crowd. ‘It ain’t right.’ he muttered, all the way to the corner of the square where we found Atticus waiting.” (Lee 212) Jem learned that discrimination goes far beyond the home and streets. It stuck in court, where he thought you were supposed to be unbiased and only stick to evidence. That was something he wouldn’t have fully understood unless he saw it in