“The Lesson” by Toni Cade BambaraSummary:“The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara is about children who come from the same low-class neighborhood and are taught a lesson by Miss Moore. He takes them to the upper-class neighborhood and allows them to look through the window at toys in the expensive toy store. They saw the toys, which were very expensive. Most of the children were confused and felt too shy to enter the shop. Only one girl, who came from a relatively middle-class family, even opened the door. Miss Moore had asked the children what they thought after everything they had seen. Some of them said, "You know, Miss Moore, I don't think all of us put together eat as much in a year as that sailboat costs." (325) or "Imagine for a minute what kind of society it is in which some people can spend on a toy what it would cost to feed a family of six or seven.”(325), the girl who “always seemed angry”(324), got a lesson from Miss Moore and it all starts change her from the inside out “And she is something strange happening, I feel it in my chest." (325). Theme: The writer wants to show readers the importance of education to gain knowledge of the value of real life the degree of perception of the world before the lesson as " Back when everyone was old and stupid or young and silly and me and Sugar were the only ones" (317). values and gain more experience. The author also shows different types of pride, types of leadership and how where people form as a group during the life lesson. Answer: I find an interesting point about this story is that some people think. that they will be happy after purchasing something expensive. However, when... halfway through the paper... we start again" (97). He understands that he should do what he thinks is right, but it is too late because he has lost the bass. Answer :A fourteen-year-old person in this story is a example of how people gain experience through life lessons. Not all lessons are dramatic, as in this story, but we make important decisions that help us gain experience gained through love, gain or loss, but in a one way or another they have changed our point of view. "The Bass, the River, and Shelia Mant", written by WD Wetherell, tells of a boy's first love and his first date something that can apply to everyone. This story shows that the outcome of a first date may not be what you expected, but in the end you can learn something more not to change for someone else..
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