Oral History By Lee Smith And The Poem, Fishing Among The Learned

This is a paper about the book Finding Fish: A Memoir, which was written by Antwone Fisher. By necessity given the nature of the book, the main character will be examined at length. Through careful examination of the main character a deeper understanding of the book can be reached. After the examination, a number of theoretical perspectives will be applied to the main character, as well as an explanation of how these perspectives can be used to evaluate Antwone in order to understand him better. The perspectives that will be used will be the strengths, systems, conflict, humanistic, and psychodynamic perspectives. Following the connection of the perspectives to Antwone, an explanation of why social workers use theories and

“The Lesson” is a short story written by Toni Cade Bambara in 1972. Toni Bambara was an African American writer born in the early to middle 1900’s. She was known for having fiction short stories based off the more feminist side of her life. However, the theme is more based of the realistic takes of life on the unfairness of socioeconomic status in America. Though hard to get directly into it was an interesting read. The story is told in first person narrative from the life of an African American girl named Sylvia. The short story discusses the problems she faces in life from appearance issues, equal rights, and shame. “The Lesson” was an intriguing story filled with history, told by a fictional character on a toy story journey to learn a lesson of equality.

“The Lesson” is a very well written fragment of the past. This is a story from New York’s inner city of Harlem where children did not have substantial education much less the money to obtain it. Not only is this story about a poor girl out of place in an expensive toy store, it is also a social commentary that teaches readers an amazing life lesson. The character Miss Moore introduces

Toni Cade Bambara wrote the short story, The Lesson, in 1972. The Lesson is considered by the Literary Canon to be a wonderful work of fiction because of its use of language, humanistic theme, symbolism, and non-genre plot. Two essential elements that add to the depth and enhance a reader?s comprehension of The Lesson are Bambara?s use of symbolism and theme.

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

Although this section is the easiest to read, it sets up the action and requires the most "reading between the lines" to follow along with the quick and meaningful happenings. Millay begins her poem by describing, in first person, the

Toni Cade Bambara’s The Lesson is the examination of how proper education in Americans poverty stricken societies can impact the outcome of becoming wealthy or remaining in poverty. In this story Miss Moore, the antagonist, is trying to get Sylvia, the protagonist, to realize that she could be so much more if she obtains an education. Sylvia does not want anything to do with Miss Moore and her lessons. The story is about a group of kids that have grown up in the Harlem slums, in poverty. Most of the kids seem to be content for the most part with living in poverty, because that is all they have ever known.

The Lesson," by Toni Cade Bambara, considered a superb work of fiction because of its utilization of symbolism. The key components of symbolism provide depth while improving the reader’s understanding. "The Lesson" demonstrates one lady's endeavor to demonstrate a gathering of poor dark children the imbalances between the societies they live, in correlation to how children live in different groups.

The predominant theme in “The Lesson” composed by Toni Cade Bambara is creating an understanding to adolescents of all the opportunities life has to offer; a lesson on social class and having a choice which society you choose to live in. Miss. Moore who takes on the responsibility to educate the young ones has intentions of more than just taking the children to the store for amusement. Miss Moore 's informal lessons are aimed at educating the neighborhood children

The world would be a much different place without the influence of teachers; without teachers, there would be no one to stimulate progression. A teacher’s ultimate goal is to inspire their students through the lessons that they teach. These lessons are not always learned in the typical classroom setting. In fact, most life lessons are learned outside of the classroom when students apply their teachings to their everyday lives. In “The Lesson,” a very valuable trait is taught on a field trip to the F.A.O. Schwartz toy store. Here, the kids learn of economic inequality, which causes them to look at life from a different perspective. In Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson,” Sylvia, the narrator, is taught the value of a dollar and walks away from

Learning lessons is a very important part of growing up. Children learn new things every day of their life. Even adults learn something every once in a while. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the character Scout is very adventurous and loves to learn; she has many experiences that lead to her being taught many different things about life. On page 12 of Cliff Notes for this novel, John Sova writes “each experience is designed to give Scout a further understanding about certain things in life and about people. In one way or another, every episode leads to some type of learning experience for Scout”. Scout learns a lot of different things about her town’s views, the people who she’s heard about but never really knew, and

Everyone here is taught lessons and may have experienced some of these in the presence of my grandmother.

significance of this section in the poem is the underlying relationship between what the narrater

Pieces of literature that force the reader to take a step back and grasp what has been said is a great form of understanding and analyzing a piece as a whole. This can be seen when reading, Toni Cade Bambara’s, 1972, “The Lesson,” as it displays as a heroic short story. This short story catches the attention of the audience as the language used throughout the story can be depicted as broken English. This makes it more difficult for the reader to understand what is being said and slip out of the context. “The Lesson,” is told from the point of view of a girl named Sylvia, who takes the reader through the average events of her life with her friends, and the dreaded Miss Moore. Miss Moore had moved onto the same block as Sylvia and her family, and was quickly

Ever since I was a kid I have enjoyed fishing. Fishing relaxes my mind and allows me to get away from the stress of the real world. From the cool breeze around the lake to the fishes nibbling away at the bait, it’s all just very relaxing. There was one day where I caught more fish than I had ever caught before. The entire day had been going my way. My boss called me and gave me the day off and that alone is a good way to start your day. After getting the day off I was able to get a few extra hours of sleep. Being able to sleep in allowed me to get the some rest that I had not been able to get for a few weeks. After getting my well-deserved rest I decided to go to the pet store to get some fish bait. Fishing was not my original plan for that day but since I was able to get the day off and I didn’t have any other plans I was able to plan to do one of my favorite things.