How does Harper Lee mock the educational system in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Answer 1

Scout's class is lectured about Hitler's persecution of the Jews and on the virtues of equality and democracy. The satirical points are made by Scout who asks Jem how Miss Gates can preach about equality when she came out of the courthouse after the trial and told Miss Stephanie Crawford that "it was about time that someone taught the blacks in town a lesson". This reveals the education system at that time to be as hypocritical as the missionary circle (in Chapter 24).

Answer 2

1) When Scout is chastised for being too smart by Mrs.Caroline on pages 22 and 23 in chapter 2 and is told to stop reading outside of school.

2) In chapter 26, (pages 328 and 329) Scout's teacher (Miss Gates) writes "DEMOCRACY" on the board and says no one is prejudiced in America; however, just after the court ruling, Scout overheard her saying how "someone needed to finally puts them in their place."

Answer 3

Jem to Dill: You look right puny for goin' on seven!

Scout's thoughts on reading: Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.

Scout's thoughts on Jem: The sixth grade seemed to please him from the beginning: he went through a brief Egyptian period that baffled me - he tries to walk flat a great deal, sticking one arm in front of him and one in back of him, putting one foot behind the other. He declared Egyptians walked that way.

Atticus to Jem: Hmp, maybe we need a police force of children.

Answer 4

One specific example I can think of is when Scout first starts going to school. Atticus had always read with her, so she already knows how to read which puts her way ahead of the other children. Her teacher, instead of commending her for her knowledge and urging her to continue, tells her to stop reading and stay at the level the other children are at.

Answer 5

Harper Lee critiques the educational system in "To Kill a Mockingbird" through characters like Miss Caroline Fisher, who demonstrates ignorance of her students' backgrounds and experiences. Lee also highlights the limitations of formal education in addressing issues of racism and social injustice, as shown through Tom Robinson's trial and the community's prejudiced attitudes. Ultimately, Lee suggests that true education goes beyond the classroom and requires empathy, understanding, and a willingness to challenge established norms.

Answer 6

She wants people not to judge until they know why people do what they do.

Answer 7

reading. On scout

s first day of school, her teacher ms. Caroline dissaprove greatly because she is capable of reading.