What does Harper Lee think about each of the following (provide specific examples from the text to support your conclusion).Education/literacy law...

EDUCATION /
LITERACY.  Miss Lee portrays Scout's two teachers, Miss
Caroline and Miss Gates, in a mostly negative light. Miss Caroline has been taught all
of the new educational theories, and she considers herself far superior to the children
around her; however, it is she that does most of the learning on Scout's first day. Miss
Gates preaches tolerance in her classroom, but she does not exhibit it herself. Atticus
never actually attends school as a youngster, yet he is the most intelligent and admired
man in Maycomb. Scout's learning at home puts her far ahead of the other first graders,
but Miss Caroline considers her knowledge useless and
improper.

LAW
AND ORDER.  Although Sheriff
Tate is one of the most admired characters in the novel, he bends the law in the end
when he falsely declares Bob Ewell's death a self-inflicted wound. The jury is presented
as a group whose final verdict in the Tom Robinson trial is already
pre-destined.

POVERTY /
WEALTH.  There is little wealth in Maycomb during the
1930s, but Dolphus Raymond--the town's white outcast--and the Radleys--including the
mysterious Boo--are among the most prosperous. It is interesting that two such unusual
families should be among the wealthiest in the
town.

PREJUDICE /
HYPOCRISY.  African-Americans are treated harshly by the
majority of the townspeople. The guilty verdict against Tom is the most obvious
example.

NEIGHBORS.  They are
presented as good (Miss Maudie), bad (Mrs. Dubose) and quirky (Miss Stephanie, the
Radleys, Mr.
Avery).

FRIENDSHIP. 
Friendship is a rare commodity in TKAM. Oddly, Scout and Jem seem
to have few friends. Their only close friend (aside from Miss Maudie) is Dill, who only
visits during the summers. The children's desire to make Boo their friend shows their
desire for more companionship. Atticus seems to have no close friends (again, aside from
his old friend,
Maudie).

FAMILY.  Lee explores
many different relationships, but most of the families are disjointed. Atticus heads a
single-parent household with Calpurnia serving as surrogate mother. Aunt Alexandra is
immensely pround of her family history, while Atticus has a much more realistic view.
Scout hates her young cousin, Francis, and cares little for Alexandra or her husband.
She does like her Uncle Jack, who visits only once a year. The Radleys are an odd lot
that has mistreated Boo for years. Dill's family dumps him off on his Aunt Rachel each
summer. The Ewells are a disgrace. The Cunninghams are a large group who stay to
themselves outside Maycomb.