illiteracy in society theme
The ability or inability of categories of people in a society to read and write is discussed.
Examples
In talesoftheunexpected9x04 "The Verger", we saw briefly featured an adult literacy program at the local university.
5 total · 2 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| rbt1985e6x14 | major | The story is set in a rural community where illiteracy was extent. Benjy wrote letters for Cora because she couldn't even read her own name. The story concluded with Cora receiving a simple letter from Benjy that included a drawing of a pencil together with the word "pencil". This, coupled with Benjy's assurance in the letter that he would write Cora very week, suggests that he intended to teach her how to read through their future correspondences. |
| talesoftheunexpected9x04 | major | Mr. Dobson was urged to enroll in an adult literacy class, because his reading and writing skills were a liability when it came to him working as a verger at the local church. |
| ahh3x11 | minor | That Jane, whose role in the all-female society was that of a birthing cow, could read and write was an abomination. The other baby factory women were proud of being illiterate. The viewer is left to ponder the extent to which this is a social commentary on educating women in contemporary society. |
| movie: Cosmic Slop (1994) | minor | In "Tang": T-Bone could not read the note that came with the gift sniper rifle, and had to have Tang read it for him. |
| movie: One Eight Seven (1997) | minor | Cesar being functionally illiterate became all too apparent when Mr. Garfield asked him to read aloud from the textbook. |