In today's society a large number of people are well educated. They have the same opportunities to choose their own path in life by getting an education. A primary educational aspect of every human being is learning to read. Knowing how to read is a primary objective of people in human society, as well as important in itself for society; takes people far beyond their wildest dreams. A literate person has few limitations on what he can do; the world is an open playing field, because a literate person has the ability to be very successful in life. On the contrary, an illiterate person has many limitations in his life. Limitations can consist of any disadvantage that may prevent a person from being successful in their life. To give one of many examples, illiteracy has a significant impact on the economy, because it affects jobs and the basic skills that people need to survive. Mental disorders can possibly occur in the life of an illiterate person. In some cases, it is as if they live in a world of their own and become alienated from other individuals. The only thing an illiterate person has to rely on is himself and the things he hears from others. This is especially true in A Judgment in Stone by Ruth Rendell, where the reader encounters a significant idea of ​​the evil in the mind that a disadvantaged person can acquire, as well as how fragile the mind can be. Eunice Parchman, the main character of the story, has a big problem in her life. The problem is the inability to read and write: Rendell admits: “Destiny was temporarily disturbed by the advent of the Second World War. Along with thousands of other London schoolchildren, she was sent to the countryside before she learned to read” (26). That... half of the paper... read and write. Literacy is evident in many aspects of life because one learns many things by being literate. Human behavior, emotions, and conduct, for example, are things that people acquire through literacy. One may not have these attributes and may also develop coldness due to lack of these attributes being illiterate. Then the supreme evil can occur due to illiteracy, which is a shame. That evil is not being able to distinguish right from wrong. Not being able to understand this notion can ultimately lead to anyone's downfall. Eunice's plight is best described as illiteracy of the criminal mind. Works Cited Rendell, Ruth. A sentence in stone. Vintage; January 4, 2000