Lit 1102 21 March 2011 The Lesson The lesson was one of the many touching stories written by author Toni Cade Bambara. The Lesson is a first person narrative told by a young, poor, black girl growing up in Harlem in an unspecified time period known only as “Back in the days when everyone was old and stupid or young and foolish.”(Roberts 373). In The Lesson, a field trip is imitated by a woman who takes it upon herself to expose the unappreciative children of the neighborhood to the world outside of their oppressed community. Miss Moore is the women and the only person who is properly educated in her neighborhood. The destination of the trip is to an elegant toy store which is located in New York’s Sax Fifth Avenue.
Mrs. Moore wanted to educate the children in the neighborhood about the world they live in. 5. There was this one girl name Sylvia who pretends to be very tough and would not take any mess from anyone around her. 6. One hot afternoon, Mrs. Moore took the children on trip to a toy store and was discussing the prices of each item.
Toni Cade Bambara was born in New York City. [E3] As a writer her concern was the emergent black woman in New York and the rural south (DiYanni, 2007[E4] ). In the story “The Lesson” was a story that show when a[E5] elderly lady come into town, she become a good role model for the children. Mrs. Moore interacts with the children and community. She wants to teach the children a valuable lesson about money.
The Lesson In “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, a short story which takes place in Harlem, New York during the early 1960’s, Sylvia the first person narrator is a close minded girl. However, at the end of the story, as a result of a trip to a toy store, she becomes more thoughtful and open minded. Sylvia is a kid with a very bad attitude problem. She is so arrogant because she thinks she has nothing to learn from anyone. In addition she is quite aggressive to the point of being a bully as we can see from her remark about terrorizing some West Indian kids.
Kellie Johnson April English 151 Dr. Rampone College is a time of self discovery. When students go off to college parents are no longer there to guide them or tell you who and who not to hang with, what and what not to wear, or decide what your future should hold. In the short story “Everyday Use” Alice Walker speaks about a young lady that has lost sight of who she is and where she comes from. When Dee goes off to college, she connects with a group of young people who guide her down a path of rediscovering herself through new values and life lessons. Dee is the smart one of the family.
When shopping there, one can’t help but notice the price tags and think that most people couldn’t afford to buy Christmas toys there. In the “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, a nice lady by the name of Miss Moore takes a group of poor ghetto kids to the famous toy store. There she tries to teach them a valuable
JaLena Slaughter Introduction to Lit Professor Fitzpatrick 2/7/11 Analysis of “The Lesson” “Equal chance to pursue happiness means an equal crack at the dough, don’t it?” (Bambara 57). In “The Lesson,” Toni Cade Bambara uses theme and symbolism to give the audience a sense of reality and make us realize the world is not an equal place. Through the characters, which are all African American children and no older than thirteen, we are able to able to sense the effects of growing up in the midst of socioeconomic differences in America. This is described through their use of language their attitude, and nicknames (Junebug and Fat Butt). Ms Moore prevailed over these issues and her purpose in the
There are four main characters in this book. Carmen is the most thoughtful of the four girls, and she recognizes the importance of their friendship more clearly than the other girls do. Half Puerto Rican and half white, Carmen lives with her mother, Christina. Her plans for spending a summer with her father, Albert, in South Carolina are ruined when she discovers that Albert is engaged to a woman with two teenage children.Tibby Tomko-Rollins the rebellious, sarcastic friend who learns valuable life lessons thanks to her young friend, Bailey. Tibby is the only friend who stays home in Bethesda, Maryland, for the summer, and she has a healthy dose of scorn ready for all the people from her hometown, whom she sees as ridiculous losers.
Both Toni Cade Bambara and Horatio Alger are trying to show that any individual can live the American Dream. In the story “The Lesson”, Miss Moore educates her students in the neighborhood about the importance of social classes. The way Miss Moore is shown in the story shows a lot about the differences in social classes.
Should Children Attend Year-round School? Two months summer vacation. What can be better for kids? The best memories come to my mind when I remember about my school summer vacations. At the end of vacation kids usually miss the school, and when next year starts they are going to school very happy and totally refreshed.