Theme Of Education In To Kill A Mockingbird

A young boy had little education growing up, and it was hard for him to learn. When he got to older, he dropped out of high school and did not get any form of education for a year. After his year off, he applied to multiple colleges; he finally got accepted at Zurich, and became one of the most brilliant minds known today. This boy was Albert Einstein, and even though he did not get the best education, he still became famous for his knowledge. Some people learn more from life than their actual education. This topic relates to Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. In this story, Atticus Finch, the father of Jem and Scout, instills valuable lessons and knowledge into his children through the course of their life. They then hold onto this

This is shown through how Atticus teaches his kids, leading them to be intelligent and compassionate. Scout shows this when talking to Atticus about Mr. Ewell's death: “‘Yes sir, I understand,’ I reassured him. ‘Mr. Tate was right.’ Atticus disengaged himself and looked at me. “What do you mean?’ ‘Well, it’d be sort of like shootin‘ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?’” (Lee 370). This shows that Scout remembers what Atticus told her, and she understands what he was saying. She got this lesson by going through real life with Atticus, not by sitting in school. Also, she has the ability to take the life lessons she learned and apply it to real life situations, such as this one. All because of the lessons and knowledge that life has taught her, she is able to understand that Jem did not kill Mr. Ewell, which even Atticus could not quite comprehend. Life has plenty ways of informing people about more mature subjects, which lets them understand something with a heavy subject, like Bob

Throughout the story, Jem and Scout grew up to be wise, intelligent, and mature, people. They go through this transition of adolescents to adulthood by going through life. Both tough and easy times have taught them valuable life lessons, unlike their school. Jem and Scout would have grown up to be similar to how they are now if the did not go to school. This is because, as shown through the evidence, they were shaped by life experiences, and not school. This is why real life gives more valuable lessons to Scout and Jem than school