10 Book Club Questions for Educated by Tara Westover

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Discussion questions for Educated

The dad

What do you think was his motive to keep his children uneducated? His main goal was always to have them bound and under control.
Do you think that his failures were all because God wanted so or for his recklessness?

Tara’s Life

In the novel we see the concepts of indoctrination and education, what is the difference between them?
What does Tara mean by saying “To see and experience more truths than those given to me by my father, and to use those trusts to construct my own mind”?
Based on question #1, how do we prevent indoctrination and accomplish education?
When was the first time Tara was in touch with real education?
Did religion have any repercussions in Tara’s life?
When going over the novel the phrase “knowing better” seems to be implied throughout her life, but what is to know better, and how do you know better?
Tara mentions that the family was divided, why do you think this was the case?
An editorial review proposes these questions: “How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? How much must we betray them to grow up?” What do you think this means?

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