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Point of view is an essential element to a reader's comprehension of a story. The point of view shows how the narrator thinks, speaks, and feels about any particular situation. In Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson," the events are told through the eyes of a young, mischievous girl named Sylvia who lives in a lower class neighborhood. The reader gets a limited point of view of view because the events are told strictly by Sylvia. This fact can influence the reader to see things just as she does. The strong language gives an unfamiliar reader an illustration of how people in the city speak. Bambara does this to show the reader that kids from lower class neighborhoods are affected by their environment due to lack of education and discipline,

The major theme of the story was creating awareness in adolescents about what life has to offer. The nature of human beings of accepting the realities of life to such an extent that apathy and lethargy sets in, is what proves to be destructive for the social fabric of today’s world. In this stagnation, Mrs. Moore provides the impetus required for people to realize their god given right to something better. We are told that Mrs. Moore has a college degree, is well dressed most of the times, and has a good command on her language. She seems to be a kind of a person who has seen the world. She has experienced life, and wants to use that experience in providing the children with an opportunity to broaden

Toni Cade Bambara addresses how knowledge is the means by which one can escape out of poverty in her story The Lesson. In her story she identifies with race, economic inequality, and literary epiphany during the early 1970’s. In this story children of African American progeny come face to face with their own poverty and reality. This realism of society’s social standard was made known to them on a sunny afternoon field trip to a toy store on Fifth Avenue. Through the use of an African American protagonist Miss Moore and antagonist Sylvia who later becomes the sub protagonist and White society the antagonist “the lesson” was ironically taught. Sylvia belong to a lower economic class, which affects her views of herself within highlights the

The narrator in "The Lesson" is a young girl named Sylvia who tells the story in first person. Through her we get a picture of the difficulties experienced from growing up in a poor

Some experiences can change people as individuals and how they view things. The process of people growing up can take time but when a transformation occurs it  can be difficult to handle. Sylvia, the narrator in Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson," learns a lesson about social class how the rich are different from poor ,she realizes that the money rich people spend for their kids toys can feed a whole household of poor families.In the process, she loses some part of her pride that characterizes her childhood because she thought she was living a good life  till she realizes that rich kids toys can feed her entire household so she  begins to look for hints  or ways of being wealth so that she can  have better life than her family. She

It has always been distinctive that knowledge arises through realization of the surrounding world. “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara and “Araby” by James Joyce deal with the lessons learned in life. Sylvia from “The Lesson” lives in one of the burrows of New York and journeys to the Fifth Avenue and learns about the immeasurably diverse lifestyle of the people there. The main character of “Araby” possesses the craving to venture onto the enchanted market Araby to purchase a gift for his beloved. Sylvia and the main character of “Araby” soon learn how the world is so different and how it will transform their lives.

Some people sit back and think about how good of a life they have, while others are wondering why they are constantly feeling like they are at a disadvantage. This is what Namit Arora, discusses in his essay “What Do We Deserve?” He often thinks to himself, “How much of my good life do I really deserve? Why me and not so many others?” (Arora 87) and what he means by this is, why is it fair that he receives so many rewards in life when others are struggling to pay the bills. Well I completely agree with him; not everyone is going to have the same rewards in their lives because of many different factors including family background, genetics, environment and so on. However, while one might not start off as wealthy or intelligent

"The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara is not just a spirited story about a poor girl out of place in an expensive toy store, it is a social commentary. "The Lesson" is a story about one African-American girl's struggle with her growing awareness of class inequality. The character Miss Moore introduces the facts of social inequality to a distracted group of city kids, of whom Sylvia, the main character, is the most cynical. Flyboy, Fat Butt, Junebug, Sugar, Rosie, Sylvia and the rest think of Miss Moore as an unsolicited educator, and Sylvia would rather be doing anything else than listening to her. The conflict between Sylvia and Miss Moore, "This

Nelson Mandela once said, “Poverty is not natural it 's man-made.” This quote states that a person can overcome poverty if one has the desire to live a better life. In a novel called Poor People written by William T. Vollmann, the author travels around different countries and places to learn about poor people and to get a global perspective view. While interviewing different kinds of people, Vollmann would ask them one question: why are you poor? Looking at people 's answers Vollmann noticed that some of the people gave quite interesting answers. Vollmann went through a lot of situations where he just couldn 't imagine what life would be if he was ever to live like that. Another novel that has a similar poverty situation is called Let The Water Hold Me Down, written by Michael Spurgeon. Hank, the main character of the novel, experiences a tragic moment in his life. Losing his wife and daughter while drowning, this tragedy left him feeling like it’s all due to his miscarrying about them. His life becomes full of sorrow, and the only way out it was to go to Mexico to his friend’s place and restart his life over. In a new country of Mexico, this story takes place. Even though he had money, a house, and friends’ support, he still experienced lots of pressure trying to survive in Mexico. Poverty has different meanings in everyone 's lives but by reading these two novels, there are three similarities that can be made about people living in poverty.

The theme in "The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara appears to be a lesson on

Literary Analysis of the Lesson & Orientation In “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, the underlying theme is education, where the provision of learning and understanding occurs outside the typical classroom environment. It is important to note that the most striking thingabout Ms. Moore is her superlative academic achievement, making her stand out from other women in the community. The lady is so supportive of education that she offers to give the children a practical lesson, contrary to their specifications. Summer season is known for holidays, which is not the case for the group of children dragged into the central business district (Bambara 1). It is this condition that allows her to educate the children and improve their

Does the wealth of you or your parents effect your makes your like better or easier than others lives. How rich someone is doesn't predict the altitude of a persons life according to the Outsiders and how Ponyboy participates in school, athletic ability, and his relationships with other people. It matters because poor people shouldn't be treated different from rich people because they can both accomplish the same things in life. That rich people might have it easier but poor people can do the same but it might be harder. My topic is that no matter how rich you are you can do anything as long as you work hard.

The short story “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara was written in 1972. “The Lesson” was a first-person point of view story, it was told by a young girl named, Sylvia. This story tells about the shopping trip that the teacher of the class, Miss Moore, took the children. The main ideas of this story are the economic life style, social inequality, and lack of equal education for the African Americans. Miss Moore tries to teach the kids there is a better life in a small trip to the toy store. Sylvia gets angry with Miss Moore taking them to the toy store, not understanding why she would take them. The way Toni Bambara wrote “The Lesson” in first-person narration gives the story realism.

There are many lessons to be taught in the world some are learned through experience some are learned in times of struggle others are passed down from generation to generation. Often times in literature the author seeks to teach you a lesson or a set of moral values throughout the passage. In the book “The Piano Lesson” there are many different lessons and themes to be explored. In the story each character is relatable. People of today's society could stand to learn the lessons that each character brings. The story “The Piano Lesson” should continue to be a part of the English 12 curriculum because of lessons that can be retained from the play which are woman's place in society in the past from Berniece, The importance of family by Boy Willie

The Lesson is narrated by a girl named Sylvia who lives in the slums of New York. She describes her friends who are rather unusual and how her mother abandoned her to have a good time somewhere else instead of taking care of her. A woman named Miss Moore, who has a college degree and neat clothes, takes Sylvia and her friends on a field trip to F.A.O Schwartz (an opulent and highly expensive toy store). As the