What theme can I write an essay about for the novel March?

Another theme that you
could write about for an essay on is March's views on education. He
relates, for example, the perspective of Miss Dav, who says that female education is almost
nonexistent in the South. The education that does exist, she says, is "stultifying,
oppressive, crippling" (62). Yet, March finds that some of the southerners have more grace
than New Englanders, who are better educated.

In addition to commenting on
education (or lack thereof) for women in the South, March also comments on the education of
slaves. When he starts teaching former slaves, he finds several of them possess native
intelligence and a high degree of self-education. For example, he finds that a former slave
named Jesse has a natural capacity for math. He also finds that many of...