Scout is constantly bombarded by adults who try to censor her education, while Atticus does just the opposite. Her teachers are hypocritical and harsh, even going so far as to prevent Scout from learning and reading. Her teacher, Caroline, is so obsessed with the way she learned to teach, that she is unable to meet Scout's needs, leaving her frustrated and bored. The whole premise of punishing someone for getting an education is irrational, but her teachers still try to hold her back. In chapter 9, Scout is again denied information, to the frustration of both her and Atticus. When Scout asks her uncle what a "whore" is, Jack refuses to answer the question outright, instead going off on a nonsensical tangent, only to only be reprimanded by Atticus, who says "Jack! When a little boy asks you something, answer him, for heaven's sake... Children are children, but they recognize escapism quicker than adults, and escapism simply confuses them. This shows that Atticus's parenting style is different from most others,. as he does not attempt to censor his children's intake of knowledge. He lets them be curious and different, making them educated much earlier than most children. Furthermore, he does not protect them from the injustices of the world, but teaches them to fight against them injustices. Children discover the suffering of innocents throughout the novel and