# How does Pastors and Masters develop the theme of Education and Authority?

> Pastors and Masters by Ivy Compton-Burnett

## Answer

Pastors and Masters by Ivy Compton-Burnett develops Education and Authority across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.

The school setting exposes the absurdities of educational authority, with Mr. Merry's theatrical scoldings, the boys' passive resistance, and the Herricks' detached manipulation of the school's leadership.

Discussions about reading habits and the value of different literatures reflect broader questions about intellectual authority and the education of women and men.

## Evidence

- [vii](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pastors_and_masters_se/chapters/vii.md): Discussions about reading habits and the value of different literatures reflect broader questions about intellectual authority and the education of women and men.

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