(Irony)

Scout’s teacher-Mrs. Caroline is not supportive of the idea that Scout is reading in grade one and this is ironic.

Being able to read in grade one is usually applauded by many instead of discouraged, “…Mrs Caroline told me to tell my father not to teach me anymore, it would interfere with my reading” (Lee 17). This quotation shows that Mrs. Caroline disagrees with Scout’s reading; therefore she is using something that is supposed to be seen as positive and turning it into negative. She is turning it into negative because it is like she does not want Scout to learn at the accelerated level she is learning at. She is trying to draw Scout back to the level of learning of your average grade one student. “…You tell him I’ll take over from here and try to undo the damage” (17). This quotation proves what I am explaining which is that Mrs. Caroline is trying to withdraw Scout, trying to make Scout unlearn what she already knows.

The main thing that is learned from this is that Mrs. Caroline is not being reasonable and she is trying to put pressure on Scout. However this could also be viewed within Mrs. Caroline’s perspective which is that, maybe she wants her students to learn from her only and does not want interference by having her student’s parent teach them otherwise.

List of characters mentioned in this essay

Jean Louise “Scout” Finch: The narrator and protagonist of the story. Scout lives with her father, Atticus, her brother, Jem, and their black cook, Calpurnia, in Maycomb. She is intelligent and, by the standards of her time and place, a tomboy. Scout has a combative streak and a basic faith in the goodness of the people in her community.

Mrs. Caroline: Scout’s grade one teacher

Atticus Finch: Scout’ dad