The Lesson By Toni Cade Bambara

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.

"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

My aunt encourages me in everything I do and wants to know about school and sports. If I ever need a ride to school, sports, and field trips, I can always count on her. She has helped to increase my confidence and to believe in myself. I have learned from my Aunt that being a well-rounded person is important. She works hard at her job, makes time for friends and family, and is active at our church.

In the story “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, the characters Sylvia, Sugar, and Mercedes are different in their personalities, behavior, and the way they decide to handle the lesson taught by Mrs. Moore, but alike by all living in poverty and having a positive elder as Mrs. Moore, to teach them the lesson.

“The Lesson” starts out by showing the negative thoughts of our raunchy main character named Sylvia and how the only person she cares about is her partner

Toni Cade Bambara’s story in “The Lesson” is about an African-American girl, who fight with her growing consciousness of social inequality. The story examines the comprehension of economic imbalance in the 19th century. In Bambara’s story "The Lesson", Miss Moore is seen as an unpleasant and an unwelcome person in society. Someone who makes both Sylvia and the society uncomfortable.

Being Taught a Lesson Have you ever been poor? If you have, there has probably been times where you question the way money is being spent and distributed in this country. In Toni Bambara’s The Lesson, children get taught about the unfairness of wealth and wealth distribution in today’s society by their neighbor Miss Moore. Bambara shows the children a world in which class society rules them, and they don’t even know it because of their narrow expectations for themselves.

Sylvia moves from the south to the slums of New York, Harlem. Harlem is a major African American residential and known as a poor neighborhood. She is heavily influenced by African American culture of the time. In the introduction Sylvia introduces some characters around her neighborhood and her attitude towards them.

“ The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, depicts a group of children living in the purlieus of New York City around 1972. The children appear to be gratified with living in poverty in some very unhygienic circumstances. One of the characters, Miss Moore, who took it upon her self to be their teacher, decided to foster their education during the summer months. Ms. Moore feels that she should educate the children due to the fact that she is an educated woman. Coming of age is a time when children realize and learn about the world around them and how is will teach them to be adults.

In Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson,” she encourages Sylvia to look society in the eye and change what is expected of her. She exposes the inequality present within the United States’s society through the perspective of young African American children. Often, many are unwilling to acknowledge that they are a victim of poverty, leaving them in a state of ignorance, that will not promote any change. The story revolves around Sylvia, a young black girl, who finally has her eyes opened to her disadvantaged economic status. Real learning often occurs after a state of discomfort and confusion. Bambara takes Sylvia through a journey enlightening her through an uncomfortable juxtaposition of Harlem and Manhattan, her and her friends, and who she actually is and who she wants to be.

Moore begins to introduce it through her lessons. Sylvia lives in a poor neighborhood and her parents are preoccupied with no college education. She knows that she is poor but it never bothers her until she sees how the other half really lives. This

This story was about Harlem children who were not able to receive any good education in the community that they live in and they have little money. The two main characters in this story are Sylvia and Miss Moore. Sylvia is a young girl who is so use to poverty and she feels like she doesn’t have to try in life or reach her full potential in anything because she thinks it’s no point. But then she starting hanging around Miss Moore who is a teacher and she teaches her a lot by taking her and a couple of other people to an expensive toy

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