Pastors and Masters · Theme

Education and Authority

How Pastors and Masters develops Education and Authority.

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.

Where it surfaces

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