Goodbye Mockingbird, Hello Spring Break!

I'm so excited that spring break is almost here. That and we are almost done with To Kill A Mockingbird. I hope that you all enjoyed the book and pulled out a lot from it. I wanted to talk about one of the themes that I saw very present in the book. The theme of moral education is everywhere in Mockingbird. Scout and Jem start the book very immature and didn't really think about anyone past themselves. What I also found interesting is how hard it would be to grow in moral education in this town. The majority of the adults, like the women in Aunt Alexandria's tea group, just sit around and gossip. The only person that really tries to educate the children in the book is Atticus. The other adults are hypocritical and try to make them conform to the society. It's very evident by the end of the book that Scout and Jem have really matured in moral education. Scout even says in the end of the book that she's learned everything except Algebra. Another big point that I saw was that the most important lessons are ones that are taught with sympathy and understanding. Atticus can teach the children better than some of the other adults because he takes on the task from a different view. He tries to teach them on terms that they would understand, unlike Miss Caroline who is strict and doesn't branch outside of the teaching ways she learned in college. Do you guys know of any more big themes in the book other than moral education? I would be very interested to hear about them. Have a wonderful spring break and I'll see you all soon. :]