They say change is the law of life. We all experience change and pass through a series of stages. From adolescence to adulthood, in each stage the person confronts and hopefully masters, new challenges. Time brings change; a decade can flash by in an uneventful second. Our dreams change, but as the decades go by, lessons are learned and transformations occur in our lives. And sometimes these changes are unexpected and can be difficult to proses, yet somehow we do. Sylvia the main character in Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson,” learns about classism and social inequalities from an early age. The lesson shows story readers the importance of educating children on real life issues, encourages children to see a bigger world and experience life outside
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It analyzes, experiments, and puts to the test economic inequality within America. Bambara creates the character of Ms. Moore, the antagonist, who is a special piece to the story because she strives to teach the children of her community what their life could be like pass their own neighborhood. These characters within the story help demonstrate and bring to the light issues that face the poor and minorities in the United States. Although education is free in America many children are left behind and don’t receive a proper education, especially the unprivileged, low-income students that attend public schools that lack of skilled instructors and have limited resources. On account of this inequitable system, Ms. Moore feels that it is, “her responsibility for her young one’s education” (364) helping these underprivileged children’s learn that this does not have to be their reality forever, to break the cycle in which their were born in. Ms. Moore being the only women in the neighborhood to earn a degree feels is her responsibility to teach theses children the lesson of self-empowerment and finding the rode out of poverty. Ms. Moore has a unique lesson plan for her students, however these children were stubborn and bitter, such as Sylvia for example. Making Ms. Moore lesson plan more
It analyzes, experiments, and puts to the test economic inequality within America. Bambara creates the character of Ms. Moore, the antagonist, who is a special piece to the story because she strives to teach the children of her community what their life could be like pass their own neighborhood. These characters within the story help demonstrate and bring to the light issues that face the poor and minorities in the United States. Although education is free in America many children are left behind and don’t receive a proper education, especially the unprivileged, low-income students that attend public schools that lack of skilled instructors and have limited resources. On account of this inequitable system, Ms. Moore feels that it is, “her responsibility for her young one’s education” (364) helping these underprivileged children’s learn that this does not have to be their reality forever, to break the cycle in which their were born in. Ms. Moore being the only women in the neighborhood to earn a degree feels is her responsibility to teach theses children the lesson of self-empowerment and finding the rode out of poverty. Ms. Moore has a unique lesson plan for her students, however these children were stubborn and bitter, such as Sylvia for example. Making Ms. Moore lesson plan more