What does it take a child to understand the concepts of social inequality and the understanding of poverty? The importance of education seems to be dismissed by the youth without realizing its value to economic success. The story also portrays the inner vulnerability of the...
But ain’t nobody gonna beat me at nothing’ is an ironic choice of words coming from a lower-class young African American girl growing up in the brutal streets of in New York City. In the short story, ‘The Lesson’ Toni Cade Bambara illustrates the lack...
“The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, is a short story about a girl who is learning about the economic inequality that exists through her teacher, Miss Moore, who tries to challenge her cynical perspective on life. This story emphasises the main character, Sylvia’s, intense need...
Introduction Throughout history, society has established standards not only for minors but also for minorities. Aspects such as education, wealth, equality, and basic rights were often granted to certain racial groups much later than others. In the narrative, these African American children discover the significance...
Hands on learning is a form of education in which the children learn something by actually doing it themselves. Instead of the teacher lecturing students about a certain subject or them taking tedious notes, the children engage in the subject and try to figure it...
In the opening of “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara the narrator, Sylvia, gives off the impression that she is arrogant and stubborn. She has no reservations when it comes to expressing her disdain towards those who cause her to doubt her own intelligence. For...
In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “The Lesson,” readers are introduced to a group of young, underprivileged Black children from Harlem who receive an eye-opening lesson about social inequality and economic disparity. Through the perspective of the protagonist, Sylvia, the story delves into themes of...
