Toni Cade Bambara

different segments of New York City, and in addition parts of the provincial South. As Toni Cade Bambara praises the life in these groups,…

Point of View in “To Build a Fire” and “Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird” In “To Build a Fire” by Jack London and “Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird” by Toni Cade Bambara, the authors explore the idea of human flaws through their storytelling. In each story, the author conveys the flaws of various characters and how they affect themselves and others. Although the narrators in “To Build a Fire” and “Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird” are portrayed very differently, both stories achieve their objectives by allowing…

“The Ruined Maid” and “The Lesson” Thomas Hardy’s “The Ruined Maid” and Toni Bambara’s “The Lesson” are two different writings that focus on some of society’s most negative aspects. Written only seventy years apart, these writings differ greatly in the negative aspect of life they expose. While “The Ruined Maid” and “The Lesson” could be considered polar opposites, these writings also have a lot in common. Closer inspection reveals that the literary elements of each writing are very different,…

In the works of “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara and “Assembly Line” by B. Traven we see that the human value of fairness is destroyed. In “Assembly Line” there is an Indian whose hobby is to make woven baskets with decorations such as butterflies, flowers and animals. He is offered by an…

In the stories “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, and “The Struggle to be an All American Girl” by Elizabeth Wong, and the poem “Indian Boarding School: The Runaways” by Louise Erdrich, each of the writers focus on the positive and negative aspects of education. While part of the setting for Louise Erdrich’s poem and Elizabeth Wong’s story take place inside an actual school, the setting for Toni Cade Bambara’s story doesn’t take place inside a school; however, for all three stories, the…

prisoners have known in their lifetime; the shadows are the only realities the prisoners know. Similarly, many other prisoners are trapped in what they believe to be the truth of the world. Toni Cade Bambara gives her own answer of the reality of the state of Harlem in her short story “The Lesson” in which she depicts…

authors are Bambara, Clark, and Chopin. According to research, racism is defined as "the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races" (Webster Dictionary). It is very important for everyone to understand the definition of racism, therefore, they are able to recognize and handle certain situations that may occur. This paper will thoroughly explain how Bambara,…

After reading “Battle Royal” by Ralph Ellison, “Of Mr. Booker T. Washington” by W.E.B. Du Bois, and “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, readers are able to gain a sense of the invisibility in which the authors are all attempting to portray. There are many factors which enabled those who took part within these writings to feel this particular way. The first factor is due to the white supremacy which was displayed throughout all three texts. The amount of profanity and rudeness in which they were…

In "Gorilla, My love" by Toni Cade Bambara writes this story from a child's point of view and focus on the importance of family and the impact that the community has on the main character, Hazel. When Hazel watches the movie "Gorilla, My Love", she realizes that the movie is not about gorillas which frustrate her. That moment in the story it represents her anger when a situation does not live up to its word or when someone does not accomplish what they say. "If you say Gorilla, My Love, you…

feeling of equality among others. This reason is displayed in Toni Cade Bambara’s “Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird.” In this short story, two cameramen are filming Granny’s family without her permission. The cameramen are filming them for the county assuming that they are poor and on food stamps. Granny proceeds to thry to get them to leave until her husband, Granddaddy Cain, dismantles their camera. In “Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird,” Bambara reveals the theme that human rights are often suppressed by…