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a lesson in every situation no matter if you choose to accept it or not. A lesson can sometime guide you in the right path that is needed in your life or maybe it can just be for a certain situation. In the short story “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, she relates teaching a life changing lesson to the character Sylvia. Sylvia is a very strong willed young lady who is challenged with poverty in her neighborhood. The story begins with Miss Moore, an educated black woman who moves in the neighborhood

proper speech and no makeup. And we quite naturally laughed at her… And we kinda hated her too… Miss Moore was her name. The only woman on the block with no first name. And she was black as hell, cept for her feet, which were fish-white and spooky” (Bambara 170). Sylvia and the other kids stereotype Miss Moore based on her looks. Even though Miss Moore and Sylvia both live in a ghetto in New York, Miss Moore is wealthier than the children (Eldred 510). However, if the reader glances over the smaller

Upon reading The Lesson, by Toni Cade Bambara, the reader cannot help but feel empathy towards the narrator Sylvia and her friends, as they are introduced to the realization of unfairness distribution of wealth in society, the diverse democracy. The lesson is taught by a lady named, Miss Moore, who moves into Sylvia’s neighborhood block. Miss Moore is a college educated women who shows the reality of the economic inequality to Sylvia and her friends by taking them on a field trip to a fancy toy store

money and what it truly is, how it adds up, etc. Upon entrance, Bambara writes about feeling unsettled about trying to go in the door. She writes further about her experiences and starts to sort of suggest her uneasiness and even anger about the cost of the toys she saw. She continues to list all of the different things that a $35 dancing clown could do for her family and starts to hint towards the idea of inequality between classes. Bambara mentions how Miss Moore talks about who you are is where you

The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara 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

The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara The Lesson, by Toni Cade Bambara, portrays a group of children living in the slums of New York City around 1972. They seem to be content living in poverty in some very unsanitary conditions. One character, Miss Moore, the children’s self appointed mentor, takes it upon herself to further their education during the summer months. She feels this is her civic duty because she is educated. She used F.A.O. Schwarz, a very expensive toystore, to teach them a lesson

it shows that people tend to conform to society's perception of who they should be when they don't take the time out to figure out who they are. Therefore, it is important for people to have a sense of who they are. In " The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara, it shows how the main character struggles to figure out her identity and how she sees herself. In "The Lesson" it talks about a group of children who lives in the slum of New York City in the 1970s. Sylvia the main character is ignorant, rude and

isn't always about winning. In Raymond's " Run" by Toni Cade Bambara, the author states the theme that family can give you inspiration to know what true winning is. Bambara shows us the theme of character interaction,plot conflict and character change. Initially Bambara Introduces the Theme through plot conflict. In the beginning of the story Squeaky says that she lives in Harlem, New York and he watches over her brother Raymond. Bambara also states in the text, "But now, if anybody has anything to

BASIC CHARACTERISTICS THEROF 6 3.1 The Makishi Masquerades among the Chokwe and related people 6 3.2 Pwo Mask 7 3.3 The Ngidi and Makanda initiation Rites 8 3.4 Holo Mask 9 3.5 The Bambara tribe of Mali and the Chi Wara antelope Mask 9 4. CONCLUSION 11 5. BIBLIOGROPHY 12 1. FIGURE LIST Figure Page Figure 1: Unknown Artist, Pwo Mask, Wood Carving, patina and plant material, 9.5” x 10” x 10”, Private

Throughout “The Lesson” Bambara weaves the theme of economic inequality with a lace of feministic elements. Lessons taught are not only of economic inequality but also of the importance of knowledge. Bambara addresses how knowledge is the means by which one can escape out of poverty. She uses race to highlight economic inequality along with a childlike wonder of the world. “The Lesson” explores the concept of economic classes while also dealing with the question of how to even the class inequality