To Kill a Mockingbird

In Chapter Two, what is the irony in Miss Caroline's treatment of Scout, and her suggestions regarding Scout's education?

In Chapter Two,  what is the irony in Miss Caroline's treatment of Scout, and her suggestions regarding Scout's education?

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Scout doesn't understand that she loves to read until her teacher tells her she can't read anymore: this shows that reading was a pleasure and a freedom she had taken for granted all her life until it is denied to her.

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