Mrs. Moore Analysis

When Ms. Moore, Sylvia and the group of kids were in toy store the kids perspective about social class changes, the prices of toys were so expensive it makes the kids to begin to think about life as evident said by Sylvia  “...we start down  the block and she gets ahead which is O.K.by me cause I’m

She inspired the kids to learn there is much more about the world than outside of where they lived. On the day, miss more rounded up neighborhood kids and is going to take them to A fancy toys store at fifty-seventh street. Miss Moore knows that this will be a new experience for the children who don’t have this in their neighborhood, and will be excited by the unexpected items that they had never seen before. In “The Lesson,” Miss Moore attempts to teach the children about savage inequalities that exist in their socioeconomic status. However, Miss Moore gives her five dollar bill to pay the taxi to a toy store, where they wonder at the wealthy people live. Miss Moore told them to go in but Sylvia immediately uncomfortable there. Sylvia was unhappy that miss Moore brought them here. The children see a microscope, paperweight, and sailboats cost $1,195. Everything in the store was high price and the kids shocked by looking at the cost, and to teach them a lesson and inspire them to fight for success and try to do better for themselves. When the arrived back to Harlem, miss Moore asks the children what they thought the store. Eventually, sugar reply and said that the cost of the toy sailboat could feed all of them. Again she asks the children what this inequality says about society. Sugar

In the book The Other Wes Moore, it tells the story of two different men with the same name but different lives. Wes one had a family who loved and cherished him. Wes two however, wasn’t so fortunate, his family did not put the time and effort into spending time with him. I have never had a personal situation like this, but if you grow up like Wes two did, you will do anything in your power to keep who you care about and yourself in good relations. However, I do know a close friend of mine who did as Wes two and chose the wrong path in life. You choose your own life using your own free will and good judgement.

I first learned of the Other Wes Moore in the autumn of 2014, during the first few months of my sophomore year of high school. My English teacher had assigned the class an essay to write on a nonfiction book of our choice, so I read the back covers of half a dozen books in order to choose one. Even though I did not end up picking the Other Wes Moore, I was still interested in reading it one day. The question “How, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader, while the other ended up a convicted murderer serving a life sentence?” is posed on the back of the book, and I wanted to know the answer (Moore Back Cover).

The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore is about two men named Wes Moore that so happened to grow up in the same troubling city, Baltimore. Wes Moore the author tells the story about both him and the other Wes Moore’s life. Wes Moore in his book wants to give young people a sense of guidance that they may or may not have had by writing about how young people are the minds behind their own path or destiny, and how young people shouldn’t let where their from define what you’ll become. Wes the author went on to become a Rhode scholar despite growing up in a rough neighborhood. Although the author Wes had done things in the past that could’ve possibly have him ending up in prison just like the other Wes, but he didn’t let the past

Depending on where someone is from can it affect/influence how they are. The Other Wes Moore By Wes Moore, the genre is a non-fiction memoir. In the book it talks about to boys with the same exact name with different faiths. There experiments started by drugs and were drug dealers both Wes Moore’s. They were both heading in the way for an unsuccessful life. They were both suck in a downwards spiral. What made one vel off and start going up.

In the book, The Other Wes Moore written by Wes Moore, shows us a glimpse into two men’s lives growing up in Baltimore in the late 70s. The entire memoir is based off of both of the Wes’ lives, significant stories, and events that lead them to the places they are today. This gives us a peek into how it was like to grow up surrounded by the war on drugs. Wes explains how he wasn’t so far from the other Wes and the chances of him having the same fate wasn’t so far fetched for a large chunk of his life.. We see drugs directly affect both of the boys from selling, to knowing someone addicted. Being around this was normal for both of them; it’s possible the reason the author escaped a similar fate because his mom worked for him to be removed from

“The Other Wes Moore” written by Wes Moore, is a story about two boys who grew up around the same area and in similar circumstances. The author, Wes, grew into a well-respected man. The other Wes Moore goes to prison for the rest of his life, without a possibility of parole. During the story, the other Wes is punched in the face and instead of punching back he shot and killed the man who punched him. The story expresses many themes, one of which is that some people will do anything to other people’s lives to gain power, respect, or money. This is also shown when the other Wes describes the drug trade, when he almost stabs a kid, and when he and his crew shoot and kill a police officer.

In “The Lesson,” the author shows how one can alter their circumstances. The story is being told by a young girl name Sylvia; through her observation of living in Harlem, readers are able to get a glance of what kind of environment she and the other children lived in. Sylvia was known to be outspoken and unruly but by Miss Moore taking her and her peers under her wing she made a change for the better. Miss Moore took the children on a trip to an expensive store in Manhattan called F.A.O Swartz where the children saw a variety of toys with expensive price tags. Miss Moore wanted the children to see how wealthy people lived and that the other opportunities out there. This short story shows how the environment contributes to ones determination of achieving the American Dream. Although, Miss Moore was well adjusted to this environment, the

Wes Moore is the character speaking and this scene takes place when Wes is walking down the stairs with his father. I think the message that the author is trying to convey here is that Wes looks up to his father. He wants to be like his dad because he see’s him as a good man. He looks at his father as his “protector” and is willing to listen to him. This quote is significant because it models the relationship between father and

While with Miss Moore, Sylvia describes how: “[Miss Moore] gets to the part about [they] all poor and live in the slums, which [Sylvia] don’t feature” (Bambara 129). In the quotation provided, Sylvia’s dismissal of the claims made pertaining to the people in her community illustrate her pride. She is ignoring Miss Moore’s claims because she refuses to accept the notion that she lives in such undesirable

The children in the neighborhood are probably the most influential people in Sylvia’s life, since she is around them most frequently, and they are her peers. They too seem to come from the same kind of background as Sylvia—poor, defensive,

To Sylvia, being educated means seeing things as they are. Sylvia and Miss Moore both have a considerable amount of pride. Sylvia thinks Miss Moore shows disrespect when she describes their neighborhood as a slum and their families as poor. Bambara has indicated that Sylvia 's family is striving for better conditions through the mention of the piano rental. Miss Moore views the children 's acceptance of their economic condition as ignorance and their ignorance as disrespect for their race. Miss Moore wants to change this attitude and encourages the children to demand more from the society that keeps them down. By the end of the story, both of these characters have made their points. Sylvia realizes

Sylvia’s life in the story “The Lesson” brings me back to my own childhood in many ways. As a young girl I grew up in an uneducated, low income household. I too, knew as a young girl, we were poor. I never let it bother me, I never thought there was something wrong with being poor. Living in low income apartment housing with many children just like myself was the norm in my world. We ran the neighborhood, had tons of adventures, and yet we were content with our lives just the way they were. As I grew older and began spending time with my Aunt Julie, she helped me realized there was a whole other world out there I knew nothing about.

“But we don’t laugh and go into our fat-lady bump stomach routine. We just stare at the price tag” (Page 324).It is so interesting that children feel the need to obey the social etiquette of the store. The children feel very out of place because they are not in their usual setting. “Watcha bring us here for Miss Moore? You sounds angry Sylvia” Sylvia is starting to connect her feelings to the realities of others who live lives in varying states of poverty. Furthermore in the story Sugar comes to understand how life for them is in contrast to the middle and upper class. “Then sugar surprised me by saying, you know, Miss Moore I don’t think us of us here put together eat in a year what that sailboat costs” (Page 325) Sugar points out the morally unjust society she lives in. in a low-income family the parents have to work continuously hard sometimes taking two jobs in order feed their family and sometimes barely paying the bills. “What kind of society it is in which some people can spend on a toy what it would to feed a family of six or seven”. Here exist social classes that can do all tasks a low-income income would struggle to do easily. This puts into perspective the lesson Miss more was trying to portray to the