Freire claims that “humanization . . . is the people’s vocation.” However, this vocation is constantly thwarted by the oppressor. How does oppression dehumanize both the oppressed and the oppressor?

False consciousness is a result (and a tool) of oppression in which the perception of oneself and the world is distorted. What characterizes the oppressor consciousness and the oppressed consciousness, respectively? What are the consequences of false consciousness,and how can it be overcome?

What is the banking form of education, and how does it serve the interests of the oppressor? Why are its methods inappropriate in the struggle for liberation?